Open AccessA change in clinical practice for aural foreign bodies – what we learnt from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
Author(s) -
Genevieve Ho,
R. Thind,
Darren Yap,
Alison Hunt
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of laryngology and otology/the journal of laryngology and otology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.561
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1748-5460
pISSN - 0022-2151
DOI - 10.1017/s0022215121002048
Subject(s) - foreign bodies , pandemic , incidence (geometry) , covid-19 , medicine , foreign body , coronavirus , disease , retrospective cohort study , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , optics
This case series, conducted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, investigates the impact of leaving aural foreign bodies in situ for a prolonged period of time, including the risk of complications and success rates of subsequent removal attempts.