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Clarence T. Sasaki, MD; Philip Askenase, MD; John Dwyer, MD, PhD; Eiji Yanagisawa, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1981;107(2):82-86.

Abstract
• In the immunodeficient patient, surgery for chronic ear disease is often unsuccessful. Early recognition of the immune deficiency is of paramount importance in minimizing bacterial infection within the postoperative surgical field. The intravenous administration of immunoglobulins via plasma transfusions, intramuscular injections of -globulin, and the selective use of immunoglobulin applied directly to the healing wound seem useful in achieving beneficial surgical results by containment of infection.

(Arch Otolaryngol 107:82-86, 1981)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology (Drs Sasaki and Yanagisawa), and the Department of Medicine, Section of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (Drs Askenase and Dwyer), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. Dr Dwyer is an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New Haven.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 30, 1980.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510 (Dr Sasaki).

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