There are no recent nationwide figures on food choking. In 2001, about 17,500 children 14 and younger were treated in emergency departments for choking, and 60 percent of the episodes were caused by food. In 2000, 160 children died from an obstruction of the respiratory tract.
balloon sinuplasty is a proprietary surgical procedure of acclarent inc used in the treatment of chronic sinusitis the procedure in layman s terms involves inserting a flexible catheter small rubber like tube via the nostrils up into the narrowed or blocked openings of the sinusesthere the balloon is slowly inflated to enlarge the narrowed or blocked sinus passageways and then withdrawnhe procedure in layman s terms involves inserting a flexible catheter small rubber like tube via the nostrils up into the narrowed or blocked openings of the sinuses there the balloon is slowly inflated to enlarge the narrowed or blocked sinus passageways and then withdrawn
Patients are capable of driving themselves home within 10-15 minutes after their Balloon Sinuplastyâ¢ treatment, provided they have not received pre sedative medication. Because it is an outpatient procedure, patients often feel capable of completing their normal daily activities within two days.