Association of Pediatric Patient Demographic Factors and Scar Anatomic Features With Scar Outcomes After Surgical Repair of Cleft Lip.

Importance: Scar outcomes following cleft lip repair are an important component of pediatric patient and family satisfaction and indicate the need for future surgical interventions.

Objective: To assess the association of pediatric patient demographic factors and scar anatomic features with scar outcomes following cleft lip surgical repair.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A case-control study was conducted involving 58 pediatric patients who underwent surgical repair of a cleft lip from October 31, 2008, to August 4, 2016, at a tertiary care pediatric specialty hospital.

Opioid prescribing patterns within otolaryngology.

Objective: Determine current opioid prescribing patterns for adult procedures within an academic Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery training program in order to establish a general guideline and more uniform approach to narcotic prescribing practices.

Methods: The is a prospective, single-center pilot study. An online, anonymous survey was sent to all members of the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery training program at Medical University of South Carolina including residents, fellows, and attending surgeons, and advanced practice providers (APP).

Trigeminal Trophic Syndrome-A Unique Clinical Presentation of a Rare Condition.

This study describes a unique clinical presentation of trigeminal trophic syndrome (TTS), which is not well described within the otolaryngology literature. Trigeminal trophic syndrome classically presents with a triad of symptoms: trigeminal anesthesia, facial paresthesias, and crescent-shaped ulceration of the lateral nasal ala. The patient discussed in this report had a self-induced, waxing and waning ulceration of the frontal scalp for 7 years and was evaluated and treated ineffectively by multiple physicians, including otolaryngologists, before TTS was diagnosed and a targeted treatment was initiated.

Masseteric Nerve Transfer for Facial Nerve Paralysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Importance: A review of the role of masseteric nerve transfer is needed to guide its use in facial reanimation.

Objective: To systematically review the available literature, and, when applicable, analyze the combined outcomes of masseteric nerve transfer to better define its role in reanimation and to guide further research.

Data Sources: Two independent researchers conducted the review using PubMed-NCBI and Scopus literature databases for studies on masseteric nerve transfer for facial nerve paralysis.

Efficacy of Upper Airway Stimulation on Collapse Patterns Observed during Drug-Induced Sedation Endoscopy.

Objective: To describe upper airway collapse patterns observed on drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) during screening for a clinical trial and to evaluate the impact of collapse patterns found on preoperative DISE on response rates to upper airway stimulation (UAS) therapy.

Study Design: Retrospective review of an ongoing prospective multi-institutional cohort study.

Setting: Twenty-two participating institutions of the STAR trial.

TranQuill sling snoreplasty for snoring: A single-arm pilot study for safety and effectiveness.

Objectives/hypothesis: Determine safety and efficacy of the TranQuill Sling Snoreplasty (TSS) (Surgical Specialties Corp., Vancouver, BC, Canada) for the treatment of snoring in adults with benign snoring or mild obstructive sleep apnea.

Study Design: Prospective, unblinded, single-center pilot study.

Upper airway stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea: The surgical learning curve.

Objectives/hypothesis: To determine the effect of surgeon experience with an upper airway stimulation (UAS) system on surgical time and complication rates.

Study Design: Retrospective review.

Methods: Surgical procedure times and complication rates observed in patients implanted at 22 study centers as part of a phase III, multicenter surgical trial of upper airway nerve stimulation therapy for obstructive sleep apnea were reviewed.

The Effect of Glossectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Objective: Determine the effect of glossectomy as part of multilevel sleep surgery on sleep-related outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Data Sources: PubMED, Scopus.

Review Methods: Two independent researchers conducted the review using PubMed-NCBI and Scopus literature databases.