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Out-patient examination of the upper airway: A survey of current practice in the UK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. Albizzati  and
R. Mills
C. Albizzati
Affiliation:
Dundee
R. Mills*
Affiliation:
Dundee
*
Mr R. P. Mills, Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD2 9SY.
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Abstract

Questionnaires have been sent to all ENT Consultants practising in the UK in an attempt to establish current practice with regard to out-patient examination of the upper aerodigestive tract. Seventy-eight per cent of these were returned completed. The results indicate that mirror examination remains the most widely used method, though the fibreoptic rhinolaryngoscope and/or the Hopkins rod telescope are now used by many specialists. Mirrors are most frequently warmed by a spirit lamp, despite the fact that 125 respondents reported having had a fire in their departments. Other methods of warming mirrors are discussed.

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Main Articles
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , March 1989 , pp. 272 - 274
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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