Polish version of the COMQ-12 questionnaire, a new validated tool for the assessment of the quality of life in patients with chronic otitis media.

<b><br>Introduction:</b> The COMQ-12 questionnaire is a tool to assess the quality of life in patients with chronic otitis media in many countries. The questionnaire consists of 12 questions: seven relating to the severity of symptoms, two regarding the impact of the disease on lifestyle and work, two concerning the impact on the need for healthcare, and one is a general question. Each question is rated on a scale from 0 to 5.

Effect of Neonatal Hearing Screening Results on the Lost to Follow-Up at the Diagnostic Level.

(1) Background: An important part of any neonatal hearing screening program is monitoring diagnostic visits to confirm or exclude the presence of hearing loss. In addition, time plays an important role in the diagnosis. We identified the number of children who came for a diagnostic visit and analyzed the time of the first audiological visit, depending on the result of the hearing screening test performed in the first days of a child's life and the presence or absence of risk factors of hearing impairment.

Intraoperative margins in oral and oropharyngeal cancer transoral surgery benefit from sampling method modifications.

Objectives: To investigate the impact on local relapse rate (LRR) and disease specific survival (DSS) of intraoperative margins (FS) obtained by circumferential sampling method, corresponding to the lesion shape and marked using clock-face orientation combined with narrow band imaging (NBI) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Materials and Methods: 147 consecutive patients who underwent primary surgery with radical intent for oral and oropharyngeal cancer between 2011 and 2016 were prospectively enrolled. Patients were assigned to 3 groups with different sampling methods. In group A (n=44) a classical FS sampling method was used.

Summary of the Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program 2021year review.

The Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (PUNHSP) has been carried out in Poland for 20 years. Its main goal is to screen newborns for hearing. This examination is performed on the 2-3 days of a child's life, and in addition, information is collected on the risk factors for the development of hearing loss.

The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the functioning of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Poland.

The Newborn Hearing Screening Program has existed in Poland for almost 20 years. However, for the first time in the history of his activity, he had to deal with large logistic and staffing problems. The analysis compared the years 2020 and 2021 in terms of the functioning of centers that conduct audiological diagnostics of the Program during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Otosurgery with the High-Definition Three-Dimensional (3D) Exoscope: Advantages and Disadvantages.

Background: The aim of the study was to describe our initial experience with the high-definition three-dimensional (3D) exoscope for middle ear surgery versus the operating microscope.

Methods: The study included 60 randomly chosen patients diagnosed with otosclerosis ( = 30) or chronic otitis media ( = 30) with a clinical indication for surgery. The primary measurement was the subjective estimation of quality of the visibility of the operating field provided by the 3D exoscope-VITOM-3D (Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany) in comparison to the operating microscope.

Review and characteristics of 585 salivary gland neoplasms from a tertiary hospital registered in the Polish National Major Salivary Gland Benign Tumors Registry over a period of 5 years: a prospective study.

<b>Introduction:</b> A Polish National Major Salivary Gland Benign Tumors Registry (SGR) is a report of benign salivary gland neoplasms (SGNs) from 26 different centres in Poland, introduced in 2014. The aim of this study is to analyze demographic characteristics and clinico-pathological factors of benign SGNs treated in large tertiary institutions and to determine possible correlations between selected variables. <br><b>Material and method:</b> Analysis of 585 patients recorded in SGR and operated on for SGNs in the Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngological Surgery, University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland, over a 5-year period.

Follow-up on the diagnostic level of children covered by the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program in Poland, divided into voivodships.

Introduction: Thanks to the Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (PUNHSP), all newborns in Poland undergo a free, screening hearing examination. Between 2006 and 2015, the average number of tested children per year was 373,477. According to the analysis of The Central Database (CDB), only 55.

Analysis of the changes in the Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program over 15 years of activity.

Introduction: One of the examples of a nationwide pro-health program in Poland is the Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (PUNHSP). The Program is aimed at early diagnosis and intervention in children with hearing impairments and it is an example of a well-managed program. Presenting the results of the PUNHSP activity as well as organizational aspects and own experience can significantly help institutions managing other programs to achieve high efficiency in their functioning.

The report of the Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program in 2016.

The Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (PUNHSP) has been carried out in Poland for 14 years. The main aim of this Program is to organize hearing screening tests and to gather the information about risk factors of hearing loss in almost all newborns in Poland. It consists of 496 centers at 3 referral levels.

Sensorineural and conductive hearing loss in infants diagnosed in the program of universal newborn hearing screening.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze infants diagnosed with sensorineural or conductive hearing deficit and to identify risk factors associated with these defects.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of infants diagnosed with hearing deficit based on the database of the universal newborn hearing screening program and medical records of the patients.

Results: 27 935 infants were covered by the universal neonatal hearing screening program.

Analysis of follow-up at the diagnostic level in the Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Programme.

Objectives Routine analysis showed that between 1 June and 30 November 2014, only 47.6% of expected follow-up visits at the diagnostic level were registered in the Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Programme central database. We attempted to detect and analyse the reasons for this low percentage.

Primary and salvage laser surgery of 341 glottic cancers-Comparison of treatment outcomes between University Head Neck Tertiary Referral Center and Local Head Neck Department.

Objective: The main goal was to compare the clinical data of patients with T1 and T2 glottic cancer treated with CO transoral laser microlaryngoscopy (TLM) in the Tertiary Referral University Department of Otolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Poznan and the local Department of Otolaryngology, Oncology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bydgoszcz.

Material And Methods: Unified databases for the 7-year period January 2005-December 2011 were created to compare these two cohorts. The database contained 341 patients: 231 from the tertiary center and 110 from the local department, of which 298 (87%) were men, and 43 (13%) were women.

Hearing impairment in premature newborns-Analysis based on the national hearing screening database in Poland.

Objectives: The incidence of sensorineural hearing loss is between 1 and 3 per 1000 in healthy neonates and 2-4 per 100 in high-risk infants. The national universal neonatal hearing screening carried out in Poland since 2002 enables selection of infants with suspicion and/or risk factors of hearing loss. In this study, we assessed the incidence and risk factors of hearing impairment in infants ≤33 weeks' gestational age (wga).

The rapid change in sinonasal inverted papilloma incidence - the epidemiological analysis.

In recent years, the incidence of sinonasal inverted papilloma (IP) in a stable population has increased significantly. The aim of the study was to analyze the occurrence of IP between the years 2002-2012 in relation to epidemiological factors in an unalterable area. Moreover, we wanted to start a discussion about the difficulties in determining the inci¬dence of benign lesions that are not included in registers.

Clinical outcomes of treatment of sinonasal inverted papillomas (IPs) depending on the surgical technique and learning curve.

Introduction: Sinonasal inverted papillomas (IPs) are a major challenge for ENT specialists. In the last decades, the number of endoscopic procedures has increased, while the percentage of external or double approach procedures has decreased. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term IP treatment outcomes according to the applied surgical method.

The analysis of expression of p16 protein in group of 53 patients treated for sinonasal inverted papilloma.

Introduction: Sinonasal inverted papilloma constitute relevant therapeutic problem due to destructive character of growth, tendency to recur and the possibility of malignant transformation. Therefore, many attempts to identify risk factors for inverted papilloma occurrence have been undertaken, as well as research to find markers that would allow for the earlier detection of tumors and the application of adequate therapy. A widely known risk factor of inverted papilloma is HPV infection.

The results of newborn hearing screening by means of transient otoacoustic emissions - has anything changed over 10 years?

Objectives: Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) has become the standard of care in many countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of UNHS after ten years of the program in Poland and to compare them with the results of 2003.

Methods: In the study, we analyze the results of UNHS in the University Hospital in Poznan, Poland.

The report on the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program in Poland between 2003 and 2015.

The Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (UNHSP) has been operating in the whole Poland since 2003. Its main goals are to perform a screening hearing in the 2-3 day of life in every newborn baby in Poland and to gather information on risk factors of hearing loss. In total, 505 centers participate in the UNHSP on three reference levels.

Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program in Poland--10-year summary.

Introduction: The analysis was aimed to summarize the outcomes of Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (PUNHSP).

Materials And Methods: The analysis comprised the population of children registered in the PUNHSP database between 2003 and 2013. The evaluated parameters included: the program coverage (percentage of children covered by the Program in relation to the number of births), results of screening tests at different levels of the Program and hearing loss incidence.

The risk factor profile of children covered by the Polish universal neonatal hearing screening program and its impact on hearing loss incidence.

Objective: The high frequency of risk factors detected within the newborn population increases the total number of children that should receive regular follow-ups. However, in some circumstances, this could be beyond the capacity of the health system. Therefore, careful interpretation and selection of risk factors, and in particular of those factors not strictly defined, should be carried out during screening.