title: Intubation in routine dacryocystorhinostomy: why we do what we do.
abstract: The role of intubation in routine dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery is unclear, with there being little evidence in favour of this practice, which appears to have largely come about as a result of history, anecdote and the evolution of DCR surgery. In this paper, a brief history of intubation in DCR surgery is presented and the evidence base is analysed.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. drsimonmadge@gmail.com
authors.forename: Simon N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Madge
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selva
mesh_terms: D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000601:surgery*