In-office laryngeal procedures (IOLP) in Canada: current safety practices and procedural care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The advent of chip tip technology combined with advanced endoscopy has revolutionized the field of laryngology in the past decade. Procedures such as transnasal esophagoscopy, site-specific steroid injections, injection laryngoplasty and laryngeal laser treatment can now be performed in the office setting under local anaesthesia. Although In-Office Laryngeal Procedures (IOLPs) have become standard-of-care in many American and several Canadian centers, there are no guidelines regulating the practice of these procedures. The goal of this report was to evaluate the current method of IOLP delivery in Canada.

Methods

An electronic survey was dispersed to 22 practicing Canadian laryngologists to assess safety and procedural care measures undertaken when performing IOLP.

SUBMITTER: Bensoussan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5883580 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature