Akira Ohtsuru, MD; Sanae Midorikawa, MD; Tetsuya Ohira, MD; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(1):4-11. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.3121
This cohort study of 324 301 children and young adults in Fukushima, Japan, evaluates the number of detected thyroid cancers by age group within 5 years of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station accident and compares basic clinical characteristics and demographic patterns in first-round and second-round examinations.
Achraf Sayed-Hassan, MD; Ruben Hermann, MD; Frédéric Chidiac, MD; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(1):14-20. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.1998
This cohort study describes the rates of major surgical site infection for patients undergoing cochlear implantation who receive prolonged antibiotic treatment compared with those who receive a single perioperative dose of antibiotic prophylaxis.
Delaney J. Carpenter, MD; Sergio Ferrante, BS; Stephen R. Bakos, MD, PhD; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(1):21-26. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.2717
This medical record review of 42 patients compares the use of peak expiratory flow, expiratory disproportion index, and total peak flow measures for monitoring disease progression in patients with idiopathic subglottic stenosis.
Nicholas S. Reed, AuD; Aylin Altan, PhD; Jennifer A. Deal, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(1):27-34. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.2875
This cohort study assesses whether untreated hearing loss is associated with increased health care costs and utilization.
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Audio Interview:
Trends in Health Care Costs and Utilization Associated With Untreated Hearing Loss Over 10 Years
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Invited Commentary
The Invisible Costs of Hearing Loss
Michael M. McKee, MD, MPH
Jennifer A. Deal, PhD; Nicholas S. Reed, AuD; Alexander D. Kravetz, PharmD; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(1):36-43. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.2876
This retrospective, propensity-matched cohort study assesses the association between hearing loss and medical comorbidities.
Tai Kyung Hairston, BS; Anne R. Links, MS, MHS; Vandra Harris, MD; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(1):45-52. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.2917
This study analyzes comments on Twitter from parents before, during, and after their children’s tonsillectomy.
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Invited Commentary
The Tonsillectomy Tweet
Jennifer A. Villwock, MD
Ding Ding, MS; William Stokes, MD; Megan Eguchi, MPH; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(1):53-61. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.2974
This cohort study examines the association between lymph node ratio and tumor recurrence and survival outcomes in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.
Christine G. Gourin, MD, MPH; C. Matthew Stewart, MD, PhD; Kevin D. Frick, PhD; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(1):62-70. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.2986
This cross-sectional study of patients with a diagnosis of larynx cancer characterizes the hospital volume-outcome association specifically for laryngectomy surgery and identifies a minimum hospital volume threshold associated with improved outcomes.