Otolaryngology
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Risk factors found for respiratory AEs in children following OSA surgery
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Skip metastasis rate low in node-negative oral cancers
Supraomohyoid neck dissection is likely adequate for the subset of patients with oral cancer and node-negative disease.
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Years in practice, burnout risk linked in otolaryngology
CORONADO, CALIF. – “The people who tend to be the biggest concern are those 6-10 years into the field.”
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Pulmonary hypertension linked to complications after head and neck procedures
SAN DIEGO – The odds of in-hospital mortality were not significantly different for those with PHTN.
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Mild OSA spontaneously resolves in about one-third of young children
The presence of laryngomalacia did not affect the rate of OSA resolution in this cohort of patients.
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Asthma patients with sinusitis, polyps fare poorly after sinus surgery
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Diagnosing OSA: Polysomnography beats Fitbit, apps
The device and applications universally overestimated sleep time and showed only moderate association between sleep efficiency and AHI...
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SNOT-22 may help identify patients with undiagnosed OSA
CORONADO, CALIF. – Finding underscores the overlap in symptoms between chronic rhinosinusitis and OSA.
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Clinical trial: Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Obstructive Sleep Apnea trial is an observational cohort study recruiting adults with obstructive sleep apnea...
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Emerging CPAP options show sustained benefits
BALTIMORE – Clinical trials show that four alternative treatments to continuous positive airway pressure have improved obstructive sleep apnea...
From the Journals
After warning, codeine use after tonsillectomy drops, doesn’t stop
More efforts to use nonopioid pain relievers should be made.