| Автор | Sharma, Alok |
| Автор | Price, Tim |
| Автор | Mierzwa, Kathleen |
| Автор | Montgomery, Paul |
| Автор | Qayyum, Asad |
| Автор | Bradnam, Tim |
| Дата выпуска | 2006 |
| dc.description | The aim of this study was to evaluate the patientʼs experience of transnasal flexible laryngo-oesophagoscopy under local anaesthetic in an out-patient setting. This was a clinical observational study using a patient questionnaire and visual analogue score. Subjects were 50 patients seen in the hospitalʼs ENT outpatient clinic between March and August 2004 in whom transnasal flexible laryngo-oesophagoscopy was performed and who completed pain discomfort questionnaires. Any patient undergoing transnasal flexible laryngo-oesophagoscopy, for either diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, was included in the study. Patients in whom transnasal flexible laryngo-oesophagoscopy was not necessary as part of their investigation or treatment were excluded. Patients completed a questionnaire, providing a simple visual analogue score for discomfort during the procedure. Any operative complications were noted by the surgeon. All patients completed transnasal flexible laryngo-oesophagoscopy, and the upper aerodigestive tract was clearly visualized. The procedure is well tolerated, with mean score of < 1 out of 10 for all forms of discomfort. There was a complication rate of 2 per cent (one patient with epistaxis); no other complications occurred. Transnasal flexible laryngo-oesophagoscopy is a new diagnostic and therapeutic technique which is well tolerated by patients. It compares favourably with other flexible endoscopic techniques. This report documents for the first time a detailed description of patientsʼ experience of this technique. |
| Издатель | Cambridge University Press |
| Тема | Endoscopy |
| Тема | Anaesthesia |
| Тема | Local |
| Тема | Lignocaine |
| Тема | Larynx |
| Тема | Oesophagus |
| Название | Transnasal flexible laryngo-oesophagoscopy: an evaluation of the patientʼs experience |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0022215105004731 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1748-5460 |
| Print ISSN | 0022-2151 |
| Журнал | The Journal of Laryngology & Otology |
| Том | 120 |
| Первая страница | 24 |
| Последняя страница | 31 |
| Аффилиация | Sharma Alok; Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital; |
| Аффилиация | Price Tim; Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital |
| Аффилиация | Mierzwa Kathleen; Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital |
| Аффилиация | Montgomery Paul; Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital |
| Аффилиация | Qayyum Asad; Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital |
| Аффилиация | Bradnam Tim; Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital |
| Выпуск | 1 |
