TY - JOUR
T1 - Maxillary sinusitis in the surgical intensive care unit
T2 - A study using bedside sinus ultrasound
AU - Kaups, Krista L.
AU - Cohn, Stephen M.
AU - Nageris, Benny
AU - Lavelle, William G.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Purpose: This study investigates the incidence of acute maxillary sinusitis (AMS) in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). Methods: One hundred consecutive patients admitted to the SICU were examined in a prospective observational mode. Bedside sinus ultrasound (SUS) was performed on admission and every 48 hours. Patients with sinus fluid by SUS and unexplained sepsis underwent confirmatory sinus aspiration. Results: The development of fluid in the maxillary sinus was identified in 15 patients by SUS. Acute maxillary sinus occurred in only 1 (1%). Conclusion: This study shows SUS to be a simple, efficient method for determining the presence of maxillary sinus fluid in the SICU. Acute maxillary sinus was an unusual finding. Our policy of avoidance of nasal instrumentation may have contributed to the low incidence of AMS in this high-risk patient population.
AB - Purpose: This study investigates the incidence of acute maxillary sinusitis (AMS) in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). Methods: One hundred consecutive patients admitted to the SICU were examined in a prospective observational mode. Bedside sinus ultrasound (SUS) was performed on admission and every 48 hours. Patients with sinus fluid by SUS and unexplained sepsis underwent confirmatory sinus aspiration. Results: The development of fluid in the maxillary sinus was identified in 15 patients by SUS. Acute maxillary sinus occurred in only 1 (1%). Conclusion: This study shows SUS to be a simple, efficient method for determining the presence of maxillary sinus fluid in the SICU. Acute maxillary sinus was an unusual finding. Our policy of avoidance of nasal instrumentation may have contributed to the low incidence of AMS in this high-risk patient population.
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U2 - 10.1016/0196-0709(95)90005-5
DO - 10.1016/0196-0709(95)90005-5
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C2 - 7717469
AN - SCOPUS:0028924850
SN - 0196-0709
VL - 16
SP - 24
EP - 28
JO - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
JF - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
IS - 1
ER -