Assessing the Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in the Routine Clinical Care of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients: A Canadian Perspective.

Importance: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common inflammatory disease of the paranasal sinuses with significant quality of life impairments. There is a need to implement outcome-based metrics to evaluate the outcomes of CRS treatment with endoscopic sinus surgery or biologics.

Objective: We aimed to understand Canadian otolaryngologists' opinions on patient-related outcome measures (PROM) for CRS and identify potential barriers to implementation.

Malignant Transformation of Dysplastic Vocal Fold Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Importance: The reported rates of malignant transformation of dysplastic laryngeal lesions are highly variable, as is time to malignant degeneration.

Objective: To evaluate the rate of and time to malignant transformation of dysplastic laryngeal lesions based on the World Health Organization (WHO) dysplasia classification system.

Data Sources: PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL, and Cochrane Reviews were searched from the date of database inception to June 8, 2023.

Racial diversity amongst Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery programs in Canada.

Background: The Canadian landscape of racial diversity in academic OHNS programs is currently unknown, as to date Canadian medical organizing bodies have refrained from collecting race-based data. However, new policy guidelines by the Canadian Medical Association support the collection of data that may be used to support equity, diversity and inclusion programs. This study aims to describe the representation of visible minorities amongst academic OHNS departments and divisions in Canada at various levels of academic seniority.

Managing Post-Operative Pain in Orthopedic Patients: An International Comparison.

Introduction: Opioids play a crucial role in post-operative pain management in America, but not in some other countries. We sought to determine if a discrepancy in opioid use between the United States (U.S.

The Pediatric Bougie for the First Tracheal Intubation Attempt in Critically Ill Children.

Study Objective: Bougie use during emergency tracheal intubation has not been well studied in children.

Methods: This was a 10-year observational study of pediatric intubations (<18 years of age) in the emergency department (ED) of an academic institution. Bougie training and use are standard in our ED, including for emergency medicine residents.