Parameter | Possible answers | No. of otolaryngologists | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Recommended type of endoscope | |||
Flexible | 720 | 94.3 | |
Rigid | 44 | 5.7 | |
Recommended endoscope diameter | |||
About 2 mm | 312 | 40.9 | |
About 3 mm | 369 | 48.3 | |
About 4 mm | 83 | 10.8 | |
Recommended sterilisation | |||
Disposable sheaths | 574 | 75.2 | |
Disposable towels | 140 | 18.3 | |
Antiseptic solutions | 50 | 6.5 | |
Use of endoscope connected to a video recorder/monitor set | |||
Yes | 588 | 76.9 | |
No | 176 | 23.1 | |
Method of removing nasal secretions before NFE | |||
None | 184 | 24.1 | |
Urging child to blow his/her nose | 211 | 27.6 | |
Helping child to blow his/her nose | 117 | 15.3 | |
Nasal saline irrigation | 44 | 5.7 | |
Aspiration | 208 | 27.3 | |
Recommended position for NFE | |||
Seated (alone or on parent’s lap) | 714 | 93.5 | |
Lying on back | 50 | 6.5 | |
Need for restraint | |||
Never | 221 | 28.9 | |
Only younger children | 495 | 64.8 | |
Always | 48 | 6.3 | |
Recommended method of restraint | |||
Holding head gently | 67/543 | 12.4 | |
Sitting on a parent’s lapa | 443/543 | 81.6 | |
Lying on back wrapped in a sheet | 33/543 | 6.0 | |
Restrainers | |||
Only parents | 202/543 | 37.3 | |
Health workers, if parents unable to cooperate | 341/543 | 62.7 | |
Local pre-medication | |||
None | 244 | 32.0 | |
Vasoconstrictors | 231 | 30.2 | |
Anesthetic | 169 | 22.1 | |
Lubricating ointment | 120 | 15.7 | |
Frequency of bilateral NFE | |||
Never | 20 | 2.7 | |
Sometimes | 403 | 52.7 | |
Always | 341 | 44.6 | |
First anatomical landmark assessed | |||
Adenoids and nasopharynx | 562 | 73.7 | |
Ostiomeatal complex | 200 | 26.3 | |
Frequency of evaluation of anatomical structures other than adenoids during NFE | |||
Never | 10 | 1.3 | |
Sometimes | 348 | 45.5 | |
Always | 406 | 53.2 | |
How adenoidal hypertrophy is graded | |||
Percentage of choanal obstruction | 252 | 33.0 | |
Percentage of choanal obstruction and patency of Eustachian tube orifice | 417 | 54.5 | |
Adenoidal hypertrophy: yes/no | 7 | 1.0 | |
Choanal obstruction: yes/no | 88 | 11.5 | |
Standardised classification for grading adenoidal hypertrophy | |||
None | 400 | 52.4 | |
Cassano’s classification [5] | 275 | 36.0 | |
Parikh’s classification [9] | 65 | 8.5 | |
Other | 24 | 3.1 |