Focal infection in otorhinolaryngology – non-uniform diagnostic procedure

Czech version

Authors: K. Zogatová ¹; J. Zogata ²; J. Syrovátka ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení ORL a chirurgie hlavy a krku, Nemocnice AGEL Nový Jičín, a. s. ¹; Ortopedicko-traumatologické oddělení, Nemocnice AGEL Nový Jičín, a. s. ²
Published in: Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, 74, 2025, No. 1, pp. 25-35.
Category: Original Article
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccorl202525

Overview

Diagnosis of focal infection in ENT belongs to the normal outpatient practice of every ENT doctor. This examination is most often required before orthopedic endoprosthetic procedures and selected cardiac surgical procedures, most often before replacement of valve replacements. At that time, there were no recommended procedures for performing this examination in the Czech Republic, nor were there requirements for orthopedic and cardiac surgery departments. The result is a non-uniform procedure in both cases, both in the examination of ENT doctors and in the requirements regarding this examination. In this work, we focused on finding differences in investigation procedures, on different requirements before planned surgery using the questionnaire method, and compared the results with the available recent literature.

Keywords:

focal infection – diagnosis of focal infection – decolonization – RTG paranasal sinus

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ORCID autora

J. Syrovátka 0009-0005-5381-6315.