Impact of an inpatient advanced practice provider on hospital length of stay after major urologic oncology procedures.

Introduction: Although timely hospital discharge is a complex and multifactorial process, this metric is consistently a focus for hospitals and health care systems. It also has been a long practice that the American Urological Association (AUA) supports the use of advanced practice providers (APPs) as an integral member of the urological care team.

Materials And Methods: Here, we performed a preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of an inpatient APP in reducing hospital length of stay (LOS) following major urologic oncology procedures.

Randomized controlled trial comparing the supraglottic airway to use of an endotracheal tube in sinonasal surgery.

Background: The supraglottic airway (SGA) represents an alternative to endotracheal intubation (endotracheal tube [ETT]) in many types of ambulatory surgery. Adoption of the SGA has progressed slowly in sinonasal surgery due to concerns about airway protection. The purpose of this study was to compare quality of life measures and indices of airway protection between patients undergoing sinonasal surgery who were ventilated via an SGA or ETT.

Olfactory and middle meatal cytokine levels correlate with olfactory function in chronic rhinosinusitis.

Objectives/hypothesis: The etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS)-associated olfactory loss is unclear, but may result from inflammatory changes in the olfactory epithelium that result in signaling dysfunction or loss of olfactory neurons. Several proinflammatory cytokines have been associated with CRS, but their expression within the olfactory cleft microenvironment and association with olfactory function is unknown.

Study Design: Prospective case-control study.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms related to cystic fibrosis in chronic rhinositus-a pilot study.

Background: The clinical association between cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is well known. Studies have identified several non-CF transmembrane conductance regulator single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with disease severity in CF patients. We hypothesized that prevalence of these SNPs would be different between CRS patients and age/gender-matched non-CRS controls.

Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis.

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) represents a subset of chronic sinusitis with various causes. Some forms of the disease are driven by allergy, often in association with asthma. Refractory CRSwNP can be associated with cystic fibrosis and other clinical syndromes.

The financial value of fellowship training in otolaryngology.

Objective: To evaluate the financial impact of pursuing a fellowship in otolaryngology.

Study Design: Retrospective financial analysis using American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery survey data.

Subjects And Methods: The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery report, entitled Socioeconomic Study among Members April 2011, gives a financial profile of respondents who reported their primary area of specialization as either general otolaryngology or a specific area of subspecialization.

A validation study of the spoken knowledge in low literacy in diabetes scale (SKILLD).

Background: In 2005 the Spoken Knowledge in Low Literacy in Diabetes scale (SKILLD) was introduced as a diabetes knowledge test. The SKILLD has not been validated since its introduction.

Objective: To perform a validation analysis on the SKILLD.