ENTtoday: February 2016

Help Your Patients Stop Smoking

Smoking tobacco causes many problems for patients, and their otolaryngologists are in a good position to help them quit

Physician Referrals to Specialists Becoming More Automated

In the past, referrals to otolaryngologists from primary care physicians were made on a person-to-person basis

Upcoming ACGME Otolaryngology Changes Put Greater Emphasis on Surgical Training

Residents in their first postgraduate year will now spend six months in otolaryngology specific rotations

Hospital Acquisitions of Physician Practices Likely to Decrease

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 signals the end of the incentive for hospitals to acquire physician practices

Complications for When Physicians Change a Maiden Name

There are several options married couples can use when deciding which names to use after the wedding

How Should Propranolol Be Initiated for Infantile Hemangiomas: Inpatient Versus Outpatient?

Current evidence supports that propranolol is safe to use for otherwise healthy infants with IH

Extracapsular Dissection versus Supercial Parotidectomy for Benign Parotid Tumors

Extracapsular dissection can be an effective and low-risk method for removing benign, supercial parotid tumors that are less than 4 cm

Extent of ELS Resections Determines Vocal Quality Following Transoral Laser Microsurgery

Patients who undergo limited ELS resections can be assured of having a similar to improved voice after healing

Sleep Endoscopy, Cine MRI Most Effective in Identifying Pediatric OSA Obstruction Sites

Drug-induced sleep endoscopy and cine MRI are the most commonly reported tools to identify obstruction sites for children with persistent OSA

Mandibular Advancement Devices Improve AHI, Symptoms of Mild to Moderate OSA

MADs reduce AHI, increase oxygen saturation, and improve the main symptoms of mild to moderate OSAHS