Publications by authors named "Ana Tomescu"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how factors like race, social vulnerability, and maternal age affect access to and use of cochlear implants in children.
- Results show that black patients faced higher social vulnerability and were diagnosed with hearing loss later than white patients, leading to less consistent cochlear implant use.
- The findings highlight the need for strategies to reduce disparities in hearing loss diagnosis and follow-up care for vulnerable populations.
Article Synopsis
- Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is commonly diagnosed in primary care, yet there is a gap in understanding how antibiotic prescriptions align with the American Academy of Otolaryngology's 2015 guidelines.
- A study examined ARS patients in Tennessee from 2015 to 2022, finding that 69.8% received antibiotics within a day of diagnosis, with erythromycins/macrolides and amoxicillin/clavulanate being the most prescribed.
- Only 42.2% of prescribed antibiotics adhered to guidelines recommending amoxicillin as first-line treatment, raising concerns about high resistance rates and indicating a need for further investigation into prescription practices.
Objectives: This scoping review sought to evaluate the current literature regarding the following outcomes in relation to rurality: stage at diagnosis, clinical characteristics, treatment characteristics, and survival outcomes of head and neck cancer (HNC).
Data Sources: A literature search was performed using PubMed (MEDLINE), Science Direct, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and Web of Science databases.
Review Methods: A 20-year study cutoff from the initial search was used to increase the comparability of the studies regarding population and standards of clinical care.