Head and neck surgery global outreach: Ethics, planning, and impact

Head and Neck Surgery

DELIRIUM PREVALENCE AND RELATED RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK CANCER SURGERY

Background & Aims: Delirium is a common problem in hospitalized patients and may threaten the patient's life. Patients undergoing surgery may experience such a common complication. The high mortality in patients with delirium and lack of a rapid recovery from the disease, reveal the importance of addressing this problem. So the purpose of this study is to show the risk factors in the major...

Otolaryngology - - Head and Neck Surgery

Objective. This study aims to identify factors that may help predict recurrence, the need for second-look operations, and other outcomes in the pediatric population. Study Design. Case series with chart review. Setting. Tertiary medical center. Subjects and Methods. Five hundred and seventeen ears in 493 patients underwent primary acquired cholesteatoma resection over a 37-year period. Demograp...

Otolaryngology - - Head and Neck Surgery

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Otolaryngology - - Head and Neck Surgery

Objective. Develop an evidence-based model for predicting operative endoscopy findings in patients with recurrent croup. Study Design. Case series with chart review. Setting. Tertiary care children’s hospital. Subjects and Methods. Retrospective chart review was performed on 124 patients who received consultation for recurrent croup between 2000 and 2009. Direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy fi...