Custom 3D-Printed Tracheal Splints
Custom 3D-printed tracheal splints have had a profound impact on the children who receive them, their families, and the medical professionals involved.
Features
Addressing the Compensation Conundrum for Otolaryngologists on Call
Who should care for otolaryngology patients when they present to the emergency department (ED)? And how should the physicians who care for those patients be compensated? Those two questions are at the heart of a conundrum that has escalated over the past two decades.
Departments
Letter From the Editor
Bringing New Devices into Practice: Be a Savvy Consumer
Providers must do their own due diligence when introducing a new device to patients. We need to understand the risk–benefit profile compared to our current gold standard.
Rx: Wellness
Facebook Networking: Embracing the Idea of Care Being a Community Endeavor
The use of Facebook by physicians provides psychological safety and well-being in a novel way that far exceeds what may or may not exist or be offered by our employers as a human resources or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education function.
Practice Management
Understand Your Value When Negotiating with Insurance Companies
Prepare early. Gather data. Develop a plan. Know your market. Consider termination. Hire a lawyer. These are some tips experts suggest physicians and physician groups keep in mind when negotiating contractual arrangements with insurance companies.
Other
Literature Reviews
Combined Endoscopic Approaches Can Provide Maximal Exposure to the Infratemporal Fossa
Combining minimal access endoscopic approaches to the ITF can provide significantly greater exposure than an isolated endoscopic transnasal transpterygoid approach (EETA), thereby providing enhanced access to address lesions with extensive involvement of the ITF.
Literature Reviews
Awake Orotracheal Intubation Shown Successful in Four Patients with Laryngeal Cancer
Awake videolaryngoscopy intubation is an excellent strategy to adopt in patients with laryngeal cancer, particularly when potentially complicated intubation is expected.
Literature Reviews
Thorough Evaluation Essential in Patients with Atypical Presentations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
The case study underscores the necessity of a thorough clinical and diagnostic evaluation in patients with atypical presentations of GPA to prevent severe complications.
How To: A Novel Hybrid Procedure Combining Resection and Tracheoplasty for Complex Laryngotracheal Stenosis
This study describes the successful use of a hybrid resection and laryngotracheoplasty procedure that maximizes airway luminal patency in adults with successful decannulation.
TRIO Best Practices
Can Calcitonin Levels Guide Prophylactic Neck Dissection in Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma?
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) comprises less than 5% of thyroid cancers but is responsible for more than 10% of deaths related to thyroid cancer.
TRIO Best Practices
Can Anticoagulation Be Safely Continued in Most Otolaryngologic/Head and Neck Surgery?
Antithrombotic management is a key component of surgical optimization, as it necessitates balancing the risk of a peri-operative thrombotic event with the risk of bleeding.
TRIO Best Practices
What Is the Optimal Method for Margin Assessment in Oral Cavity Carcinoma?
Although en bloc resection remains the standard of care for primary treatment of oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas (OCSCC), methods of intra-operative assessment of margins vary.