Novel Machine-Learning Modeling of Facial Trauma Volume With Regional Event and Weather Data.

Objective: Facial trauma volume is difficult to predict accurately. We aim to understand the capacity of climate and regional events to predict daily facial trauma volume. This can provide epidemiologic understanding and subsequently tailor workforce distribution and scheduling.

Laryngopharyngeal reflux diagnosis: Factors associated with patient satisfaction.

Purpose: To examine the patient experience of laryngopharyngeal reflux diagnosis and factors that contributed to perceived difficulty with the process.

Materials And Methods: A 32-question anonymous survey was administered to individuals over 18 years old who reported a diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux. The survey contained questions regarding demographics and individuals' experiences during the diagnostic workup along with the generic short patient experiences questionnaire.

Overlapping otolaryngologic surgery: Safety and efficacy.

Background: Surgical procedures scheduled staggered between two operating rooms increase efficiency by eliminating turnover time. However, the practice might increase the surgeon's fatigue. Overlapping surgery has been assumed to be safe because no critical portions of procedures are performed simultaneously in two rooms, but there is little evidence in the literature to support that assumption for otolaryngologic surgery, and there is no evidence comparing non-overlapping and overlapping surgical outcomes for a single surgeon with all confounding factors controlled.

An Exploration of the Risk Factors, Severity, and Sequelae of Vocal Fold Hemorrhage in a Population of Voice Patients Before and After Diagnosis.

Background: Vocal fold hemorrhage (VFH) is the rupture (usually acute) of a blood vessel within the true vocal fold. The long-term sequelae of VFH on the mucosal wave (MW) and glottic gap on video stroboscopy remain understudied. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the short-term and long-term consequences of VFH through measured and rated analysis of the mucosal wave and glottic gap.

Postoperative Voice Surgical Outcomes in Professional Singers vs Non-Singers.

Objectives: Professional singers often are described as vocal athletes, and just as professional athletes get injured, injuries to professional singers can occur during practice and performances. In other fields of medicine, research has shown that competitive sports athletes recover more quickly after orthopedic surgical procedures compared to non-athletes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether similar differences occur with voice patients by comparing voice surgical outcomes between professional singers and non-singers.