Safety of Small-Diameter Endotracheal Tubes in Microlaryngeal Surgery.

Objectives: Microlaryngeal surgeries require unique considerations for airway management to facilitate patient safety and adequate surgical exposure. Small-diameter endotracheal tubes (ETTs) are widely used but have raised concerns regarding patient safety, including questions about the potential for barotrauma, effective ventilation, and adequate oxygenation. We hypothesize that small ETTs will prove to be safe in a variety of cases.

Clinical applications of vascularized fascia lata in head and neck reconstruction: A systematic review.

Background: Given limitations in the current literature, the precise indications, techniques, and outcomes relevant to vascularized fascia lata free flap reconstruction remain uncertain. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review of published literature to evaluate indications, methods, and complications for vascularized fascia lata free flap reconstruction.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed using a set of search criteria to identify patients who underwent free flap reconstruction of the head and neck region using vascularized fascia lata.

The Association of Same-Day CT Scan with Postoperative Outcomes in Isolated Orbital Fracture Repair.

The potential benefits to surgical outcomes of intraoperative and/or same-day computed tomography (CT) during isolated orbital fracture reconstruction are debatable, and previous research on this topic is limited by small sample size. This retrospective IBM MarketScan Commercial and Medicare Supplemental research database study examined patients undergoing isolated orbital reconstruction from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2018, to assess whether same-day CT affected postoperative outcomes. The average age of the 5,023 participants was 37 (standard deviation [SD]: 16) years and 63% were males.

Intraoperative Computed Tomography Use in Orbital Fracture Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Intraoperative computed tomography (CT) allows surgeons to make adjustments during orbital fracture repair that may impact postoperative outcomes. To determine the impact of intraoperative CT use on intraoperative revision and surgical outcomes for orbital fracture repair. A systematic review was performed in concordance with the Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines: the population was patients undergoing orbital fracture repair; intervention was use of intraoperative CT; comparison was patients not undergoing intraoperative CT; and outcomes were intraoperative revision rate, postoperative complications, and secondary revision surgeries.

Correlation Between a Diagnosis of Anxiety or Depression and Initial VHI-10 Scores in Benign Dysphonia.

Objective: Anxiety and depression have demonstrated a positive correlation with vocal handicap among patients with benign causes of dysphonia. Our objective is to explore differences in initial Vocal Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) scores between patients with a mental health history of anxiety or depression and those without.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.