Focal infection in otorhinolaryngology – non-uniform dia gnostic procedure

Summary 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. Key words focal infection – diagnosis of focal infection – decolonization – RTG paranasal sinus