Long-Term Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.

Objective: The multimodal treatments for pediatric head and neck (H&N) malignancies can have significant long-term functional consequences for growing patients. This systematic review aims to analyze the current knowledge of functional outcomes for pediatric H&N cancer survivors.

Data Sources: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science.

Opioid stewardship and perioperative management of pediatric tympanoplasty.

Objective: To provide insight into the intraoperative management, admission course, pain management, and graft success of microscope- and endoscope-assisted tympanoplasty.

Study Design: Retrospective Chart Review.

Methods: This study included children 18 years and younger who underwent ambulatory tympanoplasty at a tertiary pediatric hospital between January 2018 and December 2020.

Otolaryngologic Symptom Severity Post SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Objective(s): To assess laryngologic symptomatology following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and determine whether symptom severity correlates with disease severity.

Methods: Single-institution survey study in participants with documented SARS-CoV-2 infection between March 2020 and February 2021. Data acquired included demographic, infection severity characteristics, comorbidities, and current upper aerodigestive symptoms via validated patient reported outcome measures.

Impact of OSA treatment success on changes in hypertension and obesity: A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been shown to lead to the development of chronic cardiometabolic conditions, including obesity and cardiovascular disease. We sought to describe the impact of the success of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and surgery, common treatment options for pediatric OSA, on cardiometabolic conditions.

Methods: A retrospective review of patients (≤18 years) diagnosed with OSA based on a polysomnogram at a tertiary care pediatric otolaryngology practice from 2015 to 2019 was conducted.

Bullying and Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-hearing: A Scoping Review.

Objective/hypothesis: The goal of this scoping review is to evaluate and synthesize the published research regarding bullying and children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH).

Study Design: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping review (PRISMA-ScR) statement was used as the guideline for conducting this review.

Methods: This review included studies assessing pediatric (0-21 years) DHH children.

Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Hearing-Impaired Pediatric Population: A Scoping Review.

Objective: To review existing publications in order to evaluate the effect of hearing loss on social isolation and loneliness in the pediatric population.

Methods: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines were followed. Eight databases were searched.