Omar A. Karadaghy, BA; Helena Hong, BA; Nicholas Scott-Wittenborn, BA; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1075-1080. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1504
This study evaluates the frequency of reporting effect sizes and confidence intervals in the results of analytical studies from JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.
John Paul Giliberto, MD; Daniel Dibildox, MD; Albert Merati, MD
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1081-1085. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1557
This cohort study examines the use of gabapentin in patients with chronic cough when vocal fold motion asymmetry is noted on videostroboscopy.
Chung-I Huang, MD; Li-Fu Chen, MD; Shih-Lun Chang, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1086-1091. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1562
This cohort study evaluates outcomes data and the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system to improve the accuracy of the 5-year survival prognosis for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who underwent chemoradiotherapy.
Masanari G. Kato, BS; Evren Erkul, MD; Shaun A. Nguyen, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1092-1097. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1618
This study reviews all parotidectomies at a single institution conducted by head and neck surgeons to compare extracapsular dissection with superficial parotidectomy for benign parotid tumors with respect to surgical outcomes and cost-effectiveness.
Stephanie Misono, MD, MPH; Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH; Ali N. Stockness, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1098-1103. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1621
This cohort study estimates the minimal important difference in the Voice Handicap Index–10 total score among patients at a university voice clinic.
Quentin Lisan, MD; Antoine Moya-Plana, MD; Pierre Bonfils, MD, PhD
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1104-1110. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1686
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the existing literature on sinonasal inverted papilloma to assess the association between the Krouse classification and the rate of recurrence.
David W. Schoppy, MD, PhD; Kim F. Rhoads, MD, MPH; Yifei Ma, MS; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1111-1116. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1694
Using data from the National Cancer Database, this study examines the association of negative margin rate and lymph node yield with survival in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas at the hospital level.
Swathi Appachi, MD; Anne Banas, CNP; Lisa Feinberg, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1117-1121. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1743
This study examines the association of enrollment in a multidisciplinary aerodigestive clinic with comprehensive and coordinated care with reduced frequency of inpatient admissions and overall hospital days for children with special health care needs.
David O. Francis, MD, MS; Gregory Randolph, MD; Louise Davies, MD, MS
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1122-1125. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1746
This cross-sectional analysis of Medicaid data examines variability across US regions for rates of thyroid surgery among Medicaid beneficiaries.
Huaising C. Ko, MD; Paul M. Harari, MD; Shuai Chen, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1126-1133. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1756
This cohort study defines outcomes in patients with clinical T3N0M0 glottic laryngeal cancer treated with definitive surgical and radiotherapy-based approaches.
Kevin Motz, MD; Idris Samad, MB, BCh; Linda X. Yin, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1134-1140. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0977
This in vitro controlled study assesses whether the helper T cell 1 cytokine interferon-γ inhibits laryngotracheal stenosis–derived fibroblast function in patients undergoing surgical subglottic and tracheal dilation.
Gregory R. Dion, MD; Efstratios Achlatis, MD; Stephanie Teng, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(11):1141-1145. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0976
This case series study evaluates changes in peak airflow after vocal fold augmentation among patients with glottic insufficiency.