Contour Map Point Distribution and Surgeon Experience Level Affect Accuracy of Surgical Navigation in a Pilot Study.

Background: Reliable use of surgical navigation depends upon the registration process. The gold standard is paired-point registration with bone-anchored fiducials, but contour-map registration is more practical. Surgeons may employ variable contour maps and less experienced team members often perform this critical step.

Early Tracheostomy Change in Neonates: Feasibility and Benefits.

Objectives: To compare outcomes of early and late tracheostomy change in neonatal patients. Early tracheostomy change (ETC) occurred 3 to 4 days after surgery, and late tracheostomy change (LTC) occurred 5 to 7 days after surgery.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort.

Double-blinded randomized prospective trial of intranasal capsaicin treatment for nonallergic rhinitis.

Background: Nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) is currently a diagnosis of exclusion with an unclear pathophysiologic mechanism and limited treatment options. In patients diagnosed with NAR based on symptoms, negative skin testing and positive optical rhinometry (ORM), the study's objective was to evaluate the therapeutic action of intranasal capsaicin in the management of rhinitic symptoms and the effect on ORM readings.

Methods: Patients with a history of NAR underwent screening by a diagnostic intranasal capsaicin challenge with ORM and skin-prick testing.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Otolaryngology trainee education.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced clinical volume with a negative impact on trainee education.

Methods: Survey study of Otolaryngology trainees in North America, during the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.

Results: Of 216 respondents who accessed the survey, 175 (83%) completed the survey.

Health disparities and impact on outcomes in children with primary central nervous system solid tumors.

OBJECTIVE Health disparities in access to care, early detection, and survival exist among adult patients with cancer. However, there have been few reports assessing how health disparities impact pediatric patients with malignancies. The objective in this study was to examine the impact of racial/ethnic and social factors on disease presentation and outcome for children with primary CNS solid tumors.