When to Order a Sleep Study in Children Who Snore
While guidelines help to determine when to order a sleep study, clinical judgment is vital
Features
How Patients with Otologic Complaints use the Emergency Department
Very few ED visits for otologic complaints are actually warranted.
Departments
Medical Education
Why Physicians Don’t Always Follow Best Practices
Lack of information and patient resistance can contribute to physicians not following guidelines
Career Development
6 Tips to Keep Staff Meetings on Track
Useful staff meetings don’t waste time and convey information that can keep your physician practice working at its best
Legal Matters
Navigating a Healthcare Transaction
What to know, what to expect, and how to prepare for a healthcare transaction
Medical Education
Why Physicians Don’t Always Follow Best Practices
Experts point to a wide variety of reasons why guidelines are sometimes not followed.
Other
TRIO Best Practices
What Is the Role of Intralesional Corticosteroid Injections for Keloids before Considering Surgery?
Preoperative steroid injections may occasionally obviate the need for surgery, and they are helpful in a patient management perspective
TRIO Best Practices
What Is the Role of the Adenoid in Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis?
Adenoidectomy is a reasonable first-line surgical option for pediatric patients with CRS that is refractory to medical therapy
TRIO Best Practices
Do Corticosteroids Improve Outcomes in Peritonsillar Abscess?
The use of systemic corticosteroids in PTA can reduce pain and trismus, resulting in an earlier return to normal diet and activities
The Role of Checkpoint Inhibitors in the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
Immunotherapy can now be considered a viable modality for treatment of head and neck cancers
Literature Reviews
ARS Spread to Paranasal Sinuses, OMC Obstruction May Not Be Etiological Factors in Bacterial ARS Development
What are the associations among paranasal imaging results, symptoms, bony anatomic variations, and culture-proven bacterial acute rhinosinusitis (ARS)?
Literature Reviews
Videostroboscopy Identifies Glottic Cancer, but Not All Non-Invasive Lesions
Only approximately two-thirds of patients with non-invasive lesions are correctly identified as not having cancer by VS
Literature Reviews
Isolated Tonsillectomy Valid Treatment for OSA in Some Adults
Tonsillectomy can be considered for patients with mild OSA who have severe obstructing anatomy that is surgically correctible
Literature Reviews
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Common Following SCD Repair
New-onset BPPV occurs commonly after SCD repair, but the exact etiology remains unknown
Literature Reviews
Change in Cardinal Symptoms of Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Surgery vs. Medical Therapy
For patients with CRS, endoscopic sinus surgery results in significantly greater improvement in cardinal symptoms of CRS
Literature Reviews
Dramatic Increase in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Since 2000
What are the geographic and temporal trends in sinus surgery and frontal sinus surgery in the United States?