Associations Between Social Vulnerability Indicators and Pediatric Tonsillectomy Outcomes.

Objective: To investigate the impact of neighborhood-level social vulnerability on pediatric tonsillectomy outcomes.

Methods: This single-center retrospective cohort study included tonsillectomies performed on children aged 1 to 18 between August 2019 and August 2020. Geographic information systems were used to geocode addresses, and spatial overlays were used to assign census-tract level social vulnerability index (SVI) scores to each patient.

Mind-Body Therapies in the Management of Otolaryngologic Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objective: To review and assess the peer-reviewed literature on the utility of mind-body therapy (MBT) as an adjunct treatment in the management of otolaryngologic disease.

Data Sources: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane.

Review Methods: Randomized control trials (RCTs) of MBTs in the management of otolaryngologic disease from 2002 to 2022 were identified and included according to predefined criteria.

Botox for the prevention of radiation-induced Sialadenitis and xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients: A pilot study.

Background: To determine the safety of Botox and its potential effect on alleviating radiation therapy (RT)-induced sialadenitis in head and neck cancer patients.

Methods: Twenty patients with stage III/IV head and neck cancer were randomized to receive Botox or saline injections into both submandibular glands (SMG). There were three visits: one before RT (V1); 1 week after RT (V2); and 6 weeks after RT (V3), each of which included saliva collection, a 24-h dietary recall, and a quality-of-life survey.

The Use and Utility of Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Data from the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database in Otology: A Systematic Review.

Objective: To review otology-related studies using the US Food and Drug Administration's Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database to identify the opportunities and limitations of using MAUDE.

Databases Reviewed: PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and EMBASE.

Methods: All studies reporting otology-related adverse events extracted from MAUDE were included from June 20, 2002, to 2022.

Outcomes and considerations in children with developmental delay undergoing tonsillectomy.

Introduction: Developmental delay (DD) affects one in six children and has been shown to require more health care than the average child [1-2]. Certain recent studies have suggested an increased rate of complications/costs in children with DD [3-5]. Our objective was to perform a retrospective study comparing DD children to non-DD controls in patients presenting for tonsillectomy over a 1-year period to further define the relationship between DD and post-operative complications.