Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Understanding the Impact of OSA on CRS Disease Burden.

Objective: Assess the impact of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) severeity.

Study Design: Retrospective database review.

Setting: TriNetX US database.

Use of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Pancreatic Injury.

Background: ERCP is the gold standard for evaluating the integrity of the main pancreatic duct (MPD); however, ERCP is underutilized in evaluating MPD integrity in pediatric blunt pediatric injury. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the discordance of cross-sectional imaging (CSI) and ERCP in children with suspected MPD injury.

Methods: A retrospective review of all patients age ≤18 years with CSI or clinical findings suggestive of MPD injury (MPDI) and ERCP was conducted at a level I pediatric trauma center from January 2009 to May 2023.

Contemporary National Trend in Surgical Management of Hemodynamically Unstable Pediatric Blunt Splenic Injury.

Background: Evaluation of response to blood transfusion after blunt splenic injury (BSI) may prevent the need for splenectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate factors associated with splenectomy in pediatric patients with isolated BSI who presented with hemodynamic instability with a focus on timing of transfusion.

Methods: The 2021 Trauma Quality Improvement Project database was queried for children ≤18 years with BSI who arrived with a shock index>1.

Beyond Morbidity and Mortality Conference: How Do We Learn From Special Cases?

Objective: Physicians experience scary cases in the course of usual medical practice. Cases of near misses, legal and ethical dilemmas, or unique clinical challenges are great sources of education. However, there is no format for presentation and dissemination of cases that do not meet criteria for morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences.

CPAP-induced sphenoid sinus pressures after endoscopic sinus surgery.

Positive pressure transmitted from continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to the sinuses and skull base in the early post-operative period has not been studied in live subjects and controversy exists in when to restart this post-operatively. This study found that approximately 32.76% and 13.