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Review
. 2023 Mar;37(2):263-267.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.12.009. Epub 2021 Feb 13.

Tolerance of Patients Using Different Approaches in Laryngeal Office-Based Procedures

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Tolerance of Patients Using Different Approaches in Laryngeal Office-Based Procedures

Abdul-Latif Hamdan et al. J Voice. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the tolerance, overall experience, procedure discomfort, and patient anxiety using different routes in office-based laryngeal procedures.

Subjects and methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of patients undergoing office-based laryngeal procedures for the treatment or diagnosis of laryngeal lesions via transnasal, transoral, or percutaneous routes. Tolerability, overall experience, procedure discomfort, and patient's anxiety were evaluated and reported on a custom scale over 5.

Results: A total 178 procedures performed on 154 patients were reviewed. The video-recordings and data on 15 procedures were missing. A total of 163 procedures were included in this study. These were stratified as follows; 128 procedures via the transnasal fiberoptic approach, 16 procedures via the transoral fiberoptic approach, and 19 procedures via the percutaneous approach. There was no significant difference in the mean score of overall experience across the three different approaches (P= 0.926). The mean overall experience score for the transnasal approach was 1.85, vs 1.93 and 1.94 for the transoral and percutaneous approach, respectively. Similarly, there was no significant difference in the mean score of tolerability across the three different approaches. The mean tolerability score was 1.68 using the transnasal approach, compared to 1.6 using the transoral approach, and 1.84 using the percutaneous approach (P= 0.77). Anxiety scores, and procedure discomfort scores did not differ either among the three groups (P= 0.138 and P= 0.656, respectively).

Conclusions: There was no significant difference in tolerability, anxiety, procedure discomfort, and overall experience regarding the different approaches employed.

Keywords: Office-based procedure; Patient satisfaction; Tolerability.

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