OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine an accurate indicator of the need for second aspiration of peritonsillar abscesses the day after initial aspiration. SETTING: A tertiary otolaryngolog...
Seventy-four transtracheal aspirations and expectorated sputum specimens were collected from a number of children with aspiration pneumonia. The aspirates were cultured for aerobic and anaerobic bacte...
Double track aspiration was used to remove the hematoma between 6 and 24 hours from onset in nine cases of putaminal hemorrhage. This technique was used in cases where an approach along the long axis ...
Aspiration pneumonia is defined as pulmonary infiltration caused by inhaled material, either solid or liquid, that is inherently toxic or that initiates a toxic response. We present the case of a soli...
During a period of 2 years (1981-1982), 226 outpatient endometrial aspiration curettages (EACs) were performed with a new aspiration curette that had been developed by the authors. All patients had ri...