Predictors of Subjective Olfactory Dysfunction and Sinonasal Quality-of-Life After Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery.

Background: This is the largest study in North America investigating olfactory outcomes after pituitary surgery to date.

Objective: Characterize factors associated with subjective olfactory dysfunction (OD) and worsened sinonasal quality-of-life (QOL) after endoscopic TSA.

Methods: Patients undergoing primary TSA for secreting and non-secreting pituitary adenomas between 2017 and 2021 with pre- and post-operative SNOT-22 scores were included.

Stellate ganglion block for treating post-COVID-19 parosmia.

Background: Post-COVID parosmia may be due to dysautonomia and sympathetic hyperresponsiveness, which can be attenuated by stellate ganglion block (SGB). This study evaluates SGB as a treatment for post-COVID olfactory dysfunction (OD).

Methods: Retrospective case series with prospective data of patients with post-COVID OD undergoing unilateral (UL) or bilateral (BL) SGB.

Improving Assessment and Learning Environments for Graduate Medical Trainees to Advance Healthcare Language Equity.

Language-appropriate care is critical for equitable, high-quality health care, but educational standards to assure graduate medical trainees are prepared to give such care are lacking. Detailed guidance for graduate medical education is provided by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education through the following: (1) an assessment framework for competencies, subcompetencies, and milestones for trainees and (2) the Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Pathways for assessment of trainees' learning environments. These tools do not include a robust framework to evaluate trainees' abilities to offer language-appropriate care.

Patient Insights into the Diagnosis of Smell and Taste Disorders in the United States.

Objectives: Diagnosis of smell/taste dysfunction is necessary for appropriate medical care. This study examines factors affecting testing and diagnosis of smell/taste disorders .

Methods: The online was made available to US patients with smell/taste disorders between April 6-20, 2022.

The Role of Gender-Concordant Mentorship in Women Premedical Students' Perception and Pursuit of Surgical Careers.

Objective: Evaluate the impact of a 6-month structured mentorship program between women premedical student mentees paired with women medical students and surgical residents on mentees' interests and perceptions of surgical careers.

Design: Prospective qualitative and quantitative study.

Setting: This study took place at the Boston University School of Medicine, a single institution tertiary care hospital.

Otolaryngologic conditions in children with neonatal abstinence syndrome: A descriptive study.

Purpose: Literature on otolaryngologic sequelae of children with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) has been scarce to date. Prior reports suggest some otologic conditions associated with long-term NAS outcomes, but no comprehensive exploration of these relationships currently exists. This study aims to characterize the breadth of otolaryngologic conditions diagnosed in children with NAS.