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Improving tracheostomy management through design, implementation and prospective audit of a care bundle: how we do it. (29-Sep-2008)

Medialisation laryngoplasty: how we do it. (29-Sep-2008)

Visual outcome after endoscopic decompression surgery for sphenoid sinus disease: how we do it. (29-Sep-2008)

KTP-laser stapedotomy with a self-crimping, thermal shape memory Nitinol SMart piston: 1 year follow-up results: how we do it. (29-Sep-2008)

Long-term speech perception of cochlear implantation in children with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome: how we do it. (29-Sep-2008)

Choosing the relevant primary outcome for tonsillectomy. (29-Sep-2008)

Evidence-based management of a patient with anosmia. (29-Sep-2008)

A preliminary randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of saline douching following endoscopic sinus surgery. (29-Sep-2008)

The role of ENT surgeons in snoring assessment: some prospective preliminary evidence. (29-Sep-2008)

Selective neck dissection for N0 and N1 oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: are skip metastases a real danger? (29-Sep-2008)

The prognostic influence of prevertebral space involvement in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. (29-Sep-2008)

Is surgical debridement and topical 5 fluorouracil the optimum treatment for woodworkers' adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinuses? A case-controlled study of a 20-year experience. (29-Sep-2008)

The relationship between changes in self-rated quality of life after cochlear implantation and changes in individual complaints. (29-Sep-2008)

Determinants of spontaneous healing in traumatic perforations of the tympanic membrane. (29-Sep-2008)

Local anaesthetic for post-tonsillectomy pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (29-Sep-2008)

Who is after a fellowship? (30-Jul-2008)

Post-CCT English and Welsh training posts: raising the bar for all. (30-Jul-2008)

Experience with use of Permacol in reconstructing nasal deformity. (30-Jul-2008)

A novel appliance for intra-operative filming of rhinoplasty. (30-Jul-2008)

Airway obstruction during upper airway laser surgery. (30-Jul-2008)

A survey of handover practices among ENT units in England. (30-Jul-2008)

ENT specific guidance for deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis. (30-Jul-2008)

Improved technique of harvesting the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for reconstruction in female head and neck cancer patients. (30-Jul-2008)

Response to Lowe on 'The NPTA may have underestimated tonsillectomy complications: a case note review of data submitted by two hospitals'. (30-Jul-2008)

Silver nitrate cauterisation: a response to Persaud et al. (30-Jul-2008)

Re: Nasal suctioning during epistaxis. (30-Jul-2008)

Re: An effective method for external pressure application in anterior epistaxis. (30-Jul-2008)

Re: A technique for trans-lingual biopsy of the tongue base. (30-Jul-2008)

Re: Pressure application for the management of anterior epistaxis. (30-Jul-2008)

Re: An evaluation of Merocel and Series 5000 nasal packs in patients following nasal surgery: a prospective randomised trial. (30-Jul-2008)

Re: Teenage and adult tonsillectomy: dose-response relationship between diathermy energy used and morbidity. (30-Jul-2008)

Re: A laser end piece for the treatment of Epistaxis using the Pulsed Dye Laser. (30-Jul-2008)

Re: Out-patient management of patients with a peritonsillar abscess. (30-Jul-2008)

Experiences of tracheocutaneous fistula closure in children: how we do it. (30-Jul-2008)

Short-term voice quality results following percutaneous medialisation of the paralysed vocal cord under local anaesthesia using calcium hydroxyapatite gel: how we do it. (30-Jul-2008)

Reversal of the steps stapedotomy technique with early removal of the posterior crus: early postoperative results: how we do it. (30-Jul-2008)

Catarrh: an evidence-based approach to the 12 min consultation. (30-Jul-2008)

Pharyngeal residue across the lifespan: a first look at what's normal. (30-Jul-2008)

An autonomous surgical robot for drilling a cochleostomy: preliminary porcine trial. (30-Jul-2008)

Bone anchored hearing aids: a preliminary assessment of the impact on outpatients and cost when rehabilitating hearing in chronic suppurative otitis media. (30-Jul-2008)

Re-irradiation with concurrent chemotherapy in recurrent head and neck cancer: a decision analysis model based on a systematic review. (30-Jul-2008)

Relative importance of diagnostic delays in different head and neck cancers. (30-Jul-2008)

The added value of fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in tracheostomy weaning. (30-Jul-2008)

Spectrum of GJB2 mutations causing deafness in the British Bangladeshi population. (30-Jul-2008)

The controversy regarding contrast echocardiography and how it affects patients with the cardiometabolic syndrome. (30-Dec-2007)

Insulin resistance and endothelin: another pathway for renal injury in patients with the cardiometabolic syndrome? (30-Dec-2007)

Challenges to the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and management of clustered cardiometabolic risk factors. (30-Dec-2007)

Costs of and reasons for obesity. (30-Dec-2007)

Obesity, hypertension, and the heart. (30-Dec-2007)

Impact of obesity on the pathogenesis and prognosis of coronary heart disease. (30-Dec-2007)

Impact of obesity on the risk of heart failure and its prognosis. (30-Dec-2007)

Obesity and dysrhythmias. (30-Dec-2007)

Obesity: a central risk and cardiovascular target of the cardiometabolic syndrome. (30-Dec-2007)

Chronic low-dose lipid infusion in healthy patients induces markers of endothelial activation independent of its metabolic effects. (30-Dec-2007)

Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on coronary risk factors, inflammation, and the metabolic syndrome in obese coronary patients. (30-Dec-2007)

A 5-year follow-up study of 3 polymorphisms in the human glucocorticoid receptor gene in relation to obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. (30-Dec-2007)

Pancreatic Renin-Angiotensin-aldosterone system in the cardiometabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. (30-Dec-2007)

Osteogenesis distraction and platelet-rich plasma: combined use in restoration of severe atrophic mandible. Long-term results. (30-Oct-2008)

Comparative osteogenesis of maxilla and iliac crest human bone marrow stromal cells attached to oxidized titanium: a pilot study. (30-Oct-2008)

Stability of miniplates and miniscrews used for orthodontic anchorage: experience with 492 temporary anchorage devices. (30-Oct-2008)

Influence of modifying and veneering the surface of ceramic abutments on cellular attachment and proliferation. (30-Oct-2008)

Mechanical attachment of soft fibrous tissues to implants by using mesh structures. (30-Oct-2008)

Simultaneous dental implant placement and endoscope-guided internal sinus floor elevation: 2-year post-loading outcomes. (30-Oct-2008)

Association of the composite IL-1 genotype with peri-implantitis: a systematic review. (30-Oct-2008)

Two-year prospective clinical comparison of immediate replacement vs. immediate restoration of single tooth in the esthetic zone. (30-Oct-2008)

Influence of microgap location and configuration on the periimplant bone morphology in submerged implants. An experimental study in dogs. (30-Oct-2008)

Incidence of inter-proximal papilla between a tooth and an adjacent immediate implant placed into a fresh extraction socket: 1-year prospective study. (30-Oct-2008)

Early loading of ITI implants supporting maxillary fixed full-arch prostheses. (30-Oct-2008)

Immediate and early loading of Straumann implants with a chemically modified surface (SLActive) in the posterior mandible and maxilla: 1-year results from a prospective multicenter study. (30-Oct-2008)

Hard tissue alterations after socket preservation: an experimental study in the beagle dog. (30-Oct-2008)

Histomorphometric analysis of the osseointegration of four different implant surfaces in the femoral epiphyses of rabbits. (30-Oct-2008)

Bone reactions to controlled loading of endosseous implants: a pilot study. (30-Oct-2008)

Serum pro-hepcidin levels in infants with iron deficiency anaemia. (29-Nov-2008)

Lupus syndrome with neutropenia following minocycline therapy - a case report. (29-Nov-2008)

Performance evaluation and relevance of the CellaVision DM96 system in routine analysis and in patients with malignant hematological diseases. (29-Nov-2008)

Establishing an oral anticoagulant monitoring service in a multiethnic developing country. (29-Nov-2008)

Quality control of bone marrow cytology; organization and over 7 years experience in the south-west Netherlands. (29-Nov-2008)

Reticulated platelets as a marker of platelet recovery after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. (29-Nov-2008)

Comparison of multiplex reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and conventional cytogenetics as a diagnostic strategy for acute leukemia. (29-Nov-2008)

Transient trisomy 8 abnormality in Philadelphia-negative cells during imatinib mesylate treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia. (29-Nov-2008)

Direct antiglobulin test reactive with complement only in warm type autoimmune hemolytic anemia. (29-Nov-2008)

Accuracy of serum transferrin receptor levels in the diagnosis of iron deficiency among hospital patients in a population with a high prevalence of thalassaemia trait. (29-Nov-2008)

A partial nucleated differential cell count of the bone marrow aspirate that is independent of peripheral blood dilution. (19-Sep-2007)

Prognostic implications of a biphasic waveform for APTT analysis in a district general hospital. (29-Nov-2008)

EQAS for peripheral blood morphology in Spain: a 6-year experience. (29-Nov-2008)

Historical vignettes in heart failure. (30-Aug-2008)

Assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony by speckle tracking strain imaging comparison between longitudinal, circumferential, and radial strain in cardiac resynchronization therapy. (30-Aug-2008)

Successful transition from intravenous to inhaled prostacyclin in a patient with pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure. (30-Aug-2008)

Purine metabolism in heart failure: oxidant biology and therapeutic indications. (30-Aug-2008)

Regional variation in heart failure hospitalizations: biology, barrier, or bias? (30-Aug-2008)