Orb Q, et al. - In view of the consideration that many otolaryngologic procedures performed under general anesthesia can also be performed in a clinic, researchers investigated if anxiolytics can aid in performing common procedures in clinic thus avoiding the need to undergo general anesthesia in the OR. They performed an in-office procedure with an anxiolytic on a total of 34 patients with the success rate of 97% (33/34). Most common procedures performed comprised cerumen impaction removal (8), flexible laryngoscopy (6), ear canal foreign body removal (5), and septal cautery (4). Outcomes thus support that in a pediatric otolaryngology clinic, performing procedures with anxiolytics is safe, expeditious, and cost-effective. Anxiolytics thus seem to have potential utility as an effective alternative to general anesthesia.