Peritonsillar Abscess Model for Ultrasound Diagnosis Using Inexpensive Materials.

ABSTRACT:

Audience

This low-cost peritonsillar abscess model is intended for the education of emergency medicine and otolaryngology residents and advanced care practitioners of all training levels.

Introduction

With incidence rates as high as 124 per 100,000 in the 14-21 age range, peritonsillar abscesses (PTA) are one of the more common head and neck soft tissue infections encountered in the emergency department.1 Peritonsillar abscesses can present to the emergency department in critically ill patients with the dangers of airway compromise and further local spreading. Emergency medicine (EM) residents need practice to properly identify and to minimize procedural complications such as perforation of nearby vessels, aspiration pneumonitis, and airway compromise. A major tool used in t

SUBMITTER: Rasheed MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332534 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature