Surgical PRIORITIZATION Due To Covid

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Due to high chances of aerosol generation certain procedures in ent can be differed, Below is a list of Surgical Prioritization for ENT.

Surgical Prioritization – Priority 1a
Emergency procedures to be performed in <24 hours.
- Airway obstruction – Cancer / Foreign body / Sepsis
- Neck trauma with vascular / visceral / airway injury
- Nasal /ear button battery removal
- Life threatening middle ear conditions
- Orbital cellulitis.
Priority 1b
Urgent procedures to be performed in <72 hours.
- Uncontrolled epistaxis
- Sinus surgery for impending catastrophe
- Acute mastoiditis, or severe complications of cholesteatoma, not responding to conservative therapy
- Facial nerve palsy secondary to trauma / cholesteatoma
- Traumatic injury to the pinna
- Lymph node biopsy – lymphoma where core biopsy inadequate.
- Head and neck sepsis – not responding to conservative treatment.
- MDT directed Cancer debulking / biopsy – Microlaryngoscopy +/- laser
- Vocal Cord medialisation for severe aspiration
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