Trends in Botulinum Toxin-Related Industry Payments to Physicians.

To evaluate trends in botulinum toxin (BTX) industry payments to physicians. Cross-sectional analysis of nonroyalty, BTX-specific payments made by Allergan (Botox), Ipsen (Dysport), and Merz (Xeomin) to physicians using the 2016-2020 Open Payments Database. Between 2016 and 2020, >$27 million in payments was made for BTX-related activities to dermatologists, neurologists, ophthalmologists, otolaryngologists, and plastic surgeons, with payments ranging from $3.

Incidence and Reimbursement Trends for Facial Fracture Repair in the Elderly: A Medicare Analysis.

Objectives: The aim was to describe incidence and reimbursement trends of surgical repair of facial fractures among the Medicare population.

Methods: The annual procedure data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service National Part B Data File from 2000 to 2019 were queried.

Results: The total number of surgically corrected facial fractures increased from 10,148 in 2000 to 19,631 in 2019 in a linear pattern (r = 0.

Frailty, Age, ASA Classification, and BMI on Postoperative Morbidity in Mandibular Fracture ORIF.

Objective: To assess how traditional, simple markers of health independently affect postoperative morbidity of mandibular fracture open reduction-internal fixations (ORIFs).

Study Design: Cohort study.

Setting: National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP) Database.

Autologous costochondral graft harvest in children.

Introduction: Autologous costochondral grafting is a commonly employed technique in pediatric otolaryngology for reconstructing a cartilaginous or bony structure, such as the trachea, larynx, nose or mandible by harvesting rib cartilage or bone from the same patient. Complications include infection, pneumothorax, hematoma, scarring, and pleural leak, and the literature regarding these complication rates in pediatric patients undergoing this procedure is sparse. The objective of this study was to determine the donor site complication rate associated with rib graft harvest procedures performed by pediatric otolaryngologists in infants and children and to compare this to established complication rates reported in adults.

Substance P and Hemokinin 1 in Nasal Lavage Fluid of Patients with Chronic Sinusitis and Nasal Polyposis.

This pilot study was undertaken to isolate and quantify substance P (SP) and hemokinin 1 (HK-1) in the nasal lavage fluid of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps to better elucidate the pathophysiology underlying this inflammatory process, which remains poorly understood. Mucus samples were collected from this introductory cohort of 10 patients diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps at Tufts Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts). Relative levels of SP and HK-1 were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods.