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To investigate the presence, degree, predictors, and trajectory of dysphagia, dysphonia, and dysarthria among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 across the Republic of Ireland (ROI) during the first wave of the pandemic. Prospective observational cohort study. Adults with confirmed COVID-19 who were admitted into 14 participating acute hospitals acr...
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To estimate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the 2021 otolaryngology match with regard to geographic clustering, interview distribution, applicant-reported costs, and matched applicant characteristics. Retrospective cohort study. Survey data from applicants to otolaryngology residency programs were obtained from the...
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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are used to evaluate patients' symptoms and clinical improvement after an intervention. Advocacy efforts and increased provider awareness regarding health literacy have helped to improve the readability of PROMs. Recent studies in otolaryngology in rhinology, pediatric otolaryngology, and head and neck repo...
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Tonsillectomy is one of the most common ambulatory surgeries performed in the United States, yet the incidence of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH) in adults remains unclear. In addition, any association between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and PTH in adults is currently unknown. The aim of this study is to examine the incidence...
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The diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (DSV) may be more aggressive than conventional well-differentiated non-DSV related papillary thyroid carcinomas (N-PTC). Retrospective chart review. Retrospective review of clinical outcomes for patients 21 years of age or younger who underwent initial surgery for PTC at a single institu...
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To compare overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) between sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNB) and elective neck dissection (END) in the surgical management of cT1-2N0 oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC). English full-text articles were searched in PubMed and Embase on May 9, 2021. Articles had to compare SNB with END in cT1-T2N0...
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This study aimed to analyze the feasibility of transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange (THRIVE) during laryngeal microsurgery (LMS) and investigated its efficiency and application according to the location of the lesion. Retrospective chart review. Patients over 20 years of age who underwent LMS without underlying cardiac, pul...
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The aims were to determine health-related quality of life (HRQoL), including voice problems, dysphagia, depression, and anxiety after total laryngectomy (TL), and investigate the associations between HRQoL and the late effects. Cross-sectional study. 172 participants having received a TL 1.6 to 18.1 years ago for laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer fil...
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To evaluate the incidence of lesions and severe sequelae and the risk factors for the development of laryngotracheal lesions after orotracheal intubation (OTI) in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Prospective cohort study. In this prospective cohort study, we evaluated patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who were consecutively admitted to a ter...
