Background The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a postoperative
clinical care pathway for patients undergoing major head and neck oncologic surgery with …

Objectives/Hypothesis To optimize clinical care, radiologic reporting should consistently
include clinically pertinent information. The purpose of this study was to: 1) determine the …

Background The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming more
common, particularly among cancer patients. We sought to define the frequency of CAM use …

Objectives/Hypothesis Laryngotracheal trauma encompasses a subset of relatively uncommon
yet life‐threatening injuries requiring prompt intervention to prevent short‐ and long‐term …

BACKGROUND: The long work hours in surgery may contribute to medical errors and impact
patient outcomes. To date, there are no studies investigating outcomes related to fatigue in …

… Walen, study conception and design, data acquisition, drafting and critical revisions, final
approval; Luke R. Rudmik, study conception and design, data acquisition and interpretation, …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of meta-analyses written on otolaryngological topics
and define areas that can be improved upon in future studies. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (…

Results: One hundred respondents completed the survey, yielding a response rate of 63%.
The average age of rhinologists who responded (38 years) was younger than those who …

Objectives To (1) evaluate the potential for recycling uncontaminated preoperative waste
and (2) identify recycling differences within otolaryngology–head and neck surgery …

Objective To evaluate the quality of economic evaluations published in the otolaryngology—head
and neck surgery literature, which will identify methodologic weaknesses that can be …