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From the Operating Room to the Clinic: A New Protocol for Ear Tube Surgery
From the Operating Room to the Clinic: A New Protocol for Ear Tube Surgery 675 450 Alaina Doklovic
Pediatric patient at a follow-up appointment after in-office ear tube insertion, with a doctor examining the child’s ear while the mother provides support.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the only pediatric hospitals to offer in-office ear tubes as an established choice in their standard of care.  In the United States, bilateral myringotomy/ tympanostomy tube insertion (BTI), also known as ear tube surgery, is the most performed ambulatory pediatric surgery with about 667,000 children needing the procedure every…

High Rates of Readmission and Airway Complications Found in Tracheostomy-Dependent Infants With BPD
High Rates of Readmission and Airway Complications Found in Tracheostomy-Dependent Infants With BPD 1024 575 Lauren Dembeck

While tracheostomy can be lifesaving for infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia, new data highlights the risks and outcomes that families and providers must be prepared to face. Infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the most common morbidity of prematurity, often require long-term respiratory support. Severe BPD can necessitate tracheostomy that is often paired with mechanical ventilation,…

Modulator Therapy Improves Chronic Sinus Disease in Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis
Modulator Therapy Improves Chronic Sinus Disease in Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis 1024 683 Mary Bates, PhD

Following 1 year of therapy, patients showed improved sinus CT metrics and clinical outcomes. Over the last decade, the development of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator drugs has revolutionized the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). The most widely used modulator is the triple combination elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor (ETI), which is approved for people with CF…