JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Jul 2014
Laryngoscope illuminance in a tertiary children's hospital: implications for quality laryngoscopy.
Laryngoscopes are used by otolaryngologists in a variety of hospital emergency and critical care settings. However, only rarely have quality-related aspects of laryngoscope function and application been studied. ⋯ At our facility, approximately one-third of incandescent laryngoscopes exhibited substandard light output. On the basis of these findings, our hospital has converted all of its incandescent laryngoscopes to light-emitting diode (LED) devices. Such changes, as well as the institution of a quality-control program including scheduled laryngoscope inspection and battery and bulb replacement for incandescent laryngoscopes, may reduce adverse events associated with poor-quality direct laryngoscopy.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · May 2015
Characteristics and prognostic factors of osteosarcoma of the jaws: a retrospective cohort study.
Osteosarcoma of the jaws is rare and clinically distinct from osteosarcoma of the long bones of the body with different treatment and outcomes. The literature on these tumors is limited to case reports and small case series mostly from single institutions. We used data from the population-based national Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry to determine the epidemiology and prognostic factors associated with osteosarcoma of the jaws. ⋯ To our knowledge, this is the largest study to date investigating prognostic factors for survival in patients diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the jaws. Determinants of survival include age at diagnosis, stage at presentation, tumor size, and surgical therapy. Radiation therapy was not associated with improved survival, reflecting the controversy surrounding its use in clinical literature.
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Error in Figure Label: In the Original Investigation titled "Proptosis Reduction by Clinical vs Radiological Modalities and Medial vs Inferomedial Approaches: Comparison Following Endoscopic Transnasal Orbital Decompression in Patients With Dysthyroid Orbitopathy," published online February 5, 2015, in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery (doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2014.3659), the label for the second panel of images in Figure 5 should have read "Postoperative frontal and lateral views." This article was corrected online.
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Prior to applying or interviewing, most prospective applicants turn to the Internet when evaluating residency programs, making maintenance of a comprehensive website critical. While certain "intangibles" such as reputation may not be communicated effectively online, residency websites are invaluable for conveying other aspects of a program. Prior analyses have reported that certain criteria such as research experience and didactics are important considerations for applicants. ⋯ While further survey of prospective applicants would be invaluable in determining which factors are of greatest interest, many residency websites appear to be inadequately comprehensive. Despite the relative comprehensiveness of criteria relevant to clinical training when compared with other aspects of websites such as incentives, several crucial aspects of training are still not addressed in many sites.