Publications by authors named "David P Larson"

Objective: To assess the prevalence of distress and burnout in otolaryngology trainees, including associations with relevant sociodemographic and professional factors, and to compare these results with those of attending otolaryngologists.

Study Design: A cross-sectional survey of trainees and attending physicians.

Setting: Twelve academic otolaryngology programs.

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Objective: To ascertain the prevalence of and associations with distress and professional burnout among academic otolaryngology attending physicians.

Study Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Twelve US academic otolaryngology programs.

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Importance: Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is a progressive and potentially life-threatening condition with very few targeted treatment options.

Objective: To characterize the clinical factors of patients with iSGS, including body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared), and evaluate their association with iSGS symptomatic recurrence.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective medical record review included 186 adult patients with iSGS treated at a single tertiary referral center between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 2015.

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The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate a newly developed on-ice timing system for team evaluation in the sport of ice hockey. We hypothesized that this new, simple, inexpensive, timing system would prove to be highly accurate and reliable. Six adult subjects (age 30.

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