ENTtoday: January 2020

Read This Before Agreeing to a Private Equity Deal

Physician practices need a clear understanding of why private equity may be a good option. Here’s what you need to know before agreeing to a deal.

How Otolaryngology Can Address the Gender Gap

Studies have shown that fewer women than men in healthcare are promoted into leadership positions.

What to Know About Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis

With no official guidelines specific to otolaryngology on perioperative precautions to prevent deep vein thrombosis, otolaryngologists may not have all the information they need about risks facing their patients.

Otolaryngologists Share How an Injury or Illness Forced Them to Reshape their Careers

Experiencing severe physical limitations made these otolaryngologists realize how physical their jobs really are. Here are some important lessons they shared.

Tips for Making Achievable New Year’s Resolutions

For your New Year’s resolutions create a list of minor changes and actions you can make for better physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health and wellbeing.

Mucosal Flap Preservation May Not Be Required for Successful Outcomes with eDCR

Outcomes of powered eDCR without the preservation of mucosal flaps compare favorably to previously reported results.

Majority of OSA Patients Are Satisfied 24 Months After Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

A look at the satisfaction rates, recommendations, regrets, subjective taste disturbances, and individually reported side effects after a modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) technique to treat obstructive sleep apnea.

Intracochlear Fibrosis After Cochlear Implant Limits Success

A look at what we know about intracochlear fibrosis and the foreign body response following cochlear implantation (CI)?

Validated Machine Learning Models Show Significant Success

Investigators have realized significant success in validated models using machine learning, but challenges remain in their implementation.

Combination Analgesics Provide Superior Relief in Perioperative Pain Management

There is evidence that combination analgesics, such as acetaminophen plus codeine, provide superior pain relief to monotherapy analgesics in otologic surgery perioperative pain management.

Depth of Invasion Addition to Tumor Guidelines Can Result in a Higher Tumor Stage in More Than 20% of Patients

How accurate are tumor dimension measurements on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging as compared with histopathology?

Myringotomy, Mastoidectomy Have Highest Cure Rates for Pediatric Acute Mastoiditis

The efficacy of current pediatric acute mastoiditis treatment options.

Inequity in Medicine Impacts Everyone

Equity is not just a “women’s issue” or a “minority issue.”

What Is the Optimal Timing for Tracheostomy in Intubated Patients?

There is no data to suggest that delayed tracheostomy offers a morbidity or mortality advantage.

Letter from the Editor: We Have Thanksgiving, but How About a “Return to Idealism Day”?

December is the month of residency interviews, special days to soak up the fresh enthusiasm and re-energize.

Perspectives on Rural Medicine

Hello Alex, Greeting from Nebraska. I just received my copy of ENTtoday. I enjoy it as well as your editorial notes. I read the one today (“Otolaryngology Should Think About […]