Lost to follow-up: Post-operative polysomnography in at-risk, pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.

Objective: Analyze adherence to AASM recommendations for post-operative polysomnography in eligible pediatric patients.

Study Design: Retrospective Cohort.

Setting: Tertiary, Outpatient Sleep Lab.

Upper Airway Stimulation Therapy Effect on Blood Pressure.

Objective: Upper airway stimulation (UAS) therapy has become increasingly utilized to treat obstructive sleep apnea, which is an independent risk factor for the development of hypertension. This study examines the impact of this therapy on blood pressure (BP).

Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional cohort study.

Patient Compliance With Surveillance of Thyroid Nodules Classified as Atypia of Undetermined Significance.

Objective: To determine whether thyroid nodule surveillance compliance is influenced by patient demographics or plan type.

Study Design: Retrospective case series from 2010 to 2018.

Setting: United States Military Health System.

Diagnostic Lobectomy for Bethesda III Thyroid Nodules: Pathological Outcomes and Risk Factors for Malignancy.

Objective: An indeterminate thyroid nodule fine-needle aspiration (FNA) presents a unique dilemma. We evaluated our institution's experience with Bethesda III thyroid nodules, including the risk of malignancy (ROM) of these nodules removed for diagnostic lobectomy and radiologic and clinical risk factors for malignancy.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Current State of Overlapping, Concurrent, and Multiple-Room Surgery in Otolaryngology: A National Survey.

Objective Multiple-room surgery has gained attention due to reports in the lay press scrutinizing the activity, with hospitals and the government collecting data on current practice. We studied practices and attitudes toward multiple-room surgery in otolaryngology. Methods A survey was developed by members of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

The effect of tonsillectomy alone in adult obstructive sleep apnea.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of tonsillectomy as a single procedure in the treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Study Design: Prospective multi-institutional study evaluating adults with tonsillar hypertrophy scheduled to undergo tonsillectomy as an isolated surgery.

Setting: Tertiary care medical centers within the US Department of Defense.

Considerations for the head-injured air-evacuated patient: a case report of frontal sinus fracture and review of the literature.

Head and neck injuries are not uncommon in combat environments and may be increasing due to survivable injuries from the use of kevlar helmets and body armor. With the current capability of rapid evacuation from the battlefield, acutely injured patients with frontal sinus injuries may undergo further barometric challenges. Proper care during transport can prevent the occurrence of secondary injury (increased intracranial pressure, tension pneumocephalus) that would complicate the patient's management at the next level of care.