Katherine C. Wai, BS; Roberta L. Keller, MD; Leslie A. Lusk, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):13-19. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2428
This cohort analysis of extremely low gestational age newborns in the Trial of Late Surfactant evaluates the use of mean airway pressure as an indicator of the need for tracheotomy.
Yarah M. Haidar, MD; Omid Moshtaghi, BS; Hossein Mahboubi, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):20-24. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2528
This observational study examines the association between transitioning to an electronic medical record system and physician productivity in otolaryngology.
Daniel C. Beachler, PhD, MHS; Eric A. Engels, MD, MPH
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):25-31. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2624
This study uses SEER-Medicare data to evaluate the associations of chronic sinusitis with subsequent head and neck cancers, including nasopharyngeal cancer, human papillomavirus–related oropharyngeal cancer, and nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer.
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Can Chronic Sinusitis Cause Cancer?
Elisabeth H. Ference, MD, MPH; Jeffrey D. Suh, MD
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Morgan K. Richards, MD, MPH; Josephine Czechowicz, MD; Adam B. Goldin, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):34-40. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2630
This cohort study uses information from the National Cancer Data Base to examine the survival, demographic, tumor, and treatment characteristics of pediatric head and neck melanoma.
Kapil Wattamwar, BS; Z. Jason Qian, MD; Jenna Otter, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):41-45. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2661
This medical record review uses audiometric evaluations at an academic medical center to determine if the rate of age-related hearing loss is constant in the older old.
Anne R. Links, MS, MHS; David E. Tunkel, MD; Emily F. Boss, MD, MPH
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):46-54. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2681
This study develops a questionnaire to measure parents’ understanding of adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing as an aid in decision making and outcomes research.
Emel Çadallı Tatar, MD; Robbi A. Kupfer, MD; Jonnae Y. Barry, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):55-59. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2724
This medical record review of adult patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis investigates whether demographic or disease characteristics differ between patients undergoing office-based vs traditional operating room surgical treatment approaches.
McKenzie Tolan, BS; Andrea Serpas, BS; Katherine McElroy, CCC, SLP; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):60-64. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2730
This study reviews the achievement of fundamental auditory recognition and sound imitation in children with cochlear implants and investigates whether underinsured patients would achieve these goals in a delayed manner.
Jan S. Lewin, PhD; Leah M. Baumgart, BS; Martha P. Barrow, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):65-71. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2771
This observational study examined voice prosthesis device life across 390 patients in a large cancer hospital in the United States.
Shethal Bearelly, MD; Steven W. Cheung, MD
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(1):73-80. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2772
This study examines the use of novel sensory testing monofilaments to map the sensory threshold topography of oral and oropharyngeal subsites.