Persistent Unilateral Sore Throat: Should It Be Included in the 2-Week Wait Referral Criteria by NICE
Joint Authors
Source
International Journal of Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Design and Setting.
A retrospective study was conducted on all 2WW referrals made to our tertiary head and neck centre in a 12-month period.
Methods.
Sensitivity, specificity, and PPV of presenting complaints in H&N cancer diagnosis using Excel® and the statistical package SPSS®.
Results.
The sensitivity and specificity of 2005 NICE guidelines in detecting H&N cancers were 91.2% and 59%, respectively; their PPV was 9%.
The sensitivity and specificity of 2015 NICE guidelines were 75.4% and 71%, respectively; their PPV was 10.3%.
Eight out of 85 patients who presented with unilateral sore throat for more than 4 weeks, with or without otalgia and normal otoscopy, had H&N cancer (PPV 9.5%).
Conclusions.
Although the 2015 NICE guidelines have a high rate in detecting H&N cancers, consideration of reincluding unilateral sore throat in the referral criteria might be necessary.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Allam, Ahmed& Nijim, Hazem. 2019. Persistent Unilateral Sore Throat: Should It Be Included in the 2-Week Wait Referral Criteria by NICE. International Journal of Otolaryngology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166704
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Allam, Ahmed& Nijim, Hazem. Persistent Unilateral Sore Throat: Should It Be Included in the 2-Week Wait Referral Criteria by NICE. International Journal of Otolaryngology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166704
American Medical Association (AMA)
Allam, Ahmed& Nijim, Hazem. Persistent Unilateral Sore Throat: Should It Be Included in the 2-Week Wait Referral Criteria by NICE. International Journal of Otolaryngology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166704
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1166704