The Laryngoscope
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Assessment of the Validity of the Sinonasal Outcomes Test-22 in Pituitary Surgery: A Multicenter Prospective Trial.
Sinonasal Outcomes Test-22 (SNOT-22) is used widely as a patient-reported sinonasal quality-of-life (QOL) instrument for endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery. However, it has never been validated in this population. This study explores the psychometric validity of SNOT-22 to determine if it is a valid scale in patients undergoing endoscopic pituitary surgery. ⋯ 2 Laryngoscope, 131:E2757-E2763, 2021.
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Multicenter Study
Modified Transpterygoid Approach to Sphenoid Meningoencephaloceles: A Shorter Run for a Longer Slide.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and meningoencephaloceles originating in the lateral recess of the sphenoid sinus can be challenging. The traditional transpterygoid approach through the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) is time consuming and places important structures at risk, which can lead to significant morbidity. We report a multi-institutional experience using a simplified, endoscopic modified transpterygoid approach (MTPA), which spares the PPF contents in the management of lateral sphenoid sinus meningoencephaloceles and CSF leaks. ⋯ 4 Laryngoscope, 131:2224-2230, 2021.
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Multicenter Study
Management and Outcomes of Button Batteries in the Aerodigestive Tract: A Multi-institutional Study.
To describe the clinical presentation, management, and complications associated with button battery impaction in the aerodigestive tract in children. ⋯ 4 Laryngoscope, 131:E298-E306, 2021.
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Multicenter Study
Quantifying the use of opioids in the immediate postoperative period after endoscopic sinus surgery.
The opioid crisis is a public health emergency. There is limited evidence regarding how much opioid medication is necessary and which patients will require additional pain medication following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). The objective of this study was to quantify the use of opioids in the first 24 hours following ESS and determine the risk factors associated with increased need for opioid analgesia. ⋯ 4 Laryngoscope, 130:1122-1127, 2020.
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Multicenter Study
Predictors of complicated airway foreign body extraction.