Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (English Edition)

ISSN: 1808-8694

The Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology aims to provide timely information for physicians and scientists focused on otorhinolaryngology and head and neck disorders, including contemporary, ethical, clinically relevant information in:

- General otolaryngology;
- Head and neck surgery;
- Respiratory sleep disorders;
- Allergy/rhinology;
- Otology/neurotology;
- Laryngology/broncho-esophagology;
- Pediatric otolaryngology;
- Cranio-facial surgery;
- Skull base surgery;
- Head and neck oncology;
- Phoniatrics;
- Upper airway related diseases;
- Facial plastics and reconstructive surgery.

The journal is the official peer-reviewed open access scientific publication of the Brazilian Association of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery (ABORL-CCF).

All articles will be published under the CC-BY license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International) with copyright owned by the ABORL-CCF.

Please note that articles submitted as of May 1, 2022, which are accepted for publication will be subject to a fee (Article Publishing Charge, APC) payment by the author or research funder to cover the costs associated with publication.

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MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science/SCIE, DOAJ, Lilacs, SciELO, Qualis A3

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Type 2 Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) had more severe disease.
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Type 2 CRS had worse olfactory function.
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Type 2 CRS had lower quality of life.
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Type 2 CRS presented higher Lund-Mackay and Lund-Kennedy scores than non-type 2.
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Furthermore, type 2 CRS had a higher prevalence of nasal polyps, asthma, and NERD.

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Utility of a clinical risk scale to predict the requirement of advanced airway management in patients with a diagnosis of deep neck abscess

Juan Carlos Méndez Gutiérrez, Luis García-Covarrubias, Arturo Reding-Bernal, Héctor A. Velázquez Chong, Diana F. Fernández Ángel, Aldo García Covarrubias, Juan Carlos Hernández-Rivera

Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101360

Highlights

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Deep neck abscesses are one of the most dangerous emergencies in otolaryngology.
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The principal complication in deep neck abscesses is airway obstruction.
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It is difficult to predict which patients will require Advance Airway Management.
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Some factors have been used to create scales to stratify the risk of complications.
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The benefit of a risk scale is to prevent requirement of advanced airway management.

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