Platt Michael P., Grundfast Kenneth M. (eds.) Scary Cases in Otolaryngology

Plural Publishing, 2017. — 252 p. — ISBN: 978-1-59756-654-4Scary Cases in Otolaryngology follows a case-based approach that focuses on potential pitfalls, decision analysis, mistakes, and "near misses" in the management of patients with head and neck disorders. This is an invaluable resource for otolaryngologists as it presents difficult cases and builds a discussion around clinical management, prevention, and the legal and ethical aspects of those cases. Current and future professionals in otolaryngology can analyze their own methodologies as well as the work of their peers to continually promote a safer and healthier environment for their patients.Scary Cases in Otolaryngology is an extension of the annual Scary Cases Conference held by the Boston University School of Medicine. The conference began in 2011 and aims to improve patient safety by addressing complex and controversial cases that involve increased risk, complications, and unfavorable outcomes. The cases in the text have been selected from previous conference presentations.Airway
Anesthesia Foreign Body: It's Not Over Until It's Over
Airway Foreign Body: Simulation in Action
Tracheostomy: An Unusual Indication
Airway Fire: Why Are They Called "Laser-Resistant" Tubes?
Risk Management
The Uninsured Patient: Maintaining the Standard of Care
Facial Plastic Surgery: The Case Without End
Malingering: An Unusual Stapedectomy Outcome
Four Things to Keep in Mind to Make Those Scary Cases a Little Less Formidable
Malpractice Defense From the Expert Witness Perspective
Medical Ethics
Decision-Making Capacity: You Don't Want to Have Surgery, But You Have to Have Surgery
Facial Excision: Maintaining Control in the Face of Cancer
Unrelenting Meniere's Disease: Ear Surgery in an Only Hearing Ear
Unexpected Lymphoma: The Routine Scary Case
Tracheotomy: A Scary Chief Complaint
Neural Injury
Orbital Hematoma: In the Public Eye
Facial Nerve Injury: The Service Recovery Paradox
Encephalocele: An Unexpected Finding
Intracranial Extension: A Benign Disease?
Skull Base Injury: A Scary Harpoon
Brain Herniation: A Delayed Complication
Vascular Injuries
Aberrant Carotid: A Bloody Myringotomy
Radiation Therapy for Laryngeal Cancer: "Organ Preservation"
Helicopter Flight: A Scary Post-Tonsillectomy Bleed
Sentinel Bleed: The Saturday Night Bleeder
Professionalism
It Was Not Your Fault!
Tunnel Vision: Too Little... Too Late...
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Who Wants to Fight?
Helping Your Colleague: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished