Up versus down: Does cuff spine orientation affect early adherence to upper airway stimulation?

Purpose: Upper airway stimulation (UAS) is a treatment option for moderate-to-severe OSA, in which electrical stimulation is applied to the hypoglossal nerve via an electrode cuff. In this study, we assess the effect of electrode cuff positioning on UAS outcomes, in particular device adherence.

Methods: Patients at a single academic institution who met the Food and Drug Administration criteria for UAS between 2016 and 2021 were included.

Assessing the Reporting Quality of Machine Learning Algorithms in Head and Neck Oncology.

Objective: This study aimed to assess reporting quality of machine learning (ML) algorithms in the head and neck oncology literature using the TRIPOD-AI criteria.

Data Sources: A comprehensive search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, incorporating search terms related to "artificial intelligence," "machine learning," "deep learning," "neural network," and various head and neck neoplasms.

Review Methods: Two independent reviewers analyzed each published study for adherence to the 65-point TRIPOD-AI criteria.

Opioid use following pelvic reconstructive surgery: a predictive calculator.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Our objective was to evaluate the amount of opioids used by patients undergoing surgery for pelvic floor disorders and identify risk factors for opioid consumption greater than the median.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of 18- to 89-year-old women undergoing major urogynecological surgery between 1 November2020 and 15 October 2021. Subjects completed one preoperative questionnaire ("questionnaire 1") that surveyed factors expected to influence postoperative pain and opioid use.

Age as a Barrier to Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures in Patients with Flail Chest.

Introduction: Although randomized trials demonstrate a benefit to surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF), SSRF is rarely performed. We hypothesized older patients were less likely to receive SSRF nationally.

Methods: The 2016 National Inpatient Sample was used to identify adults with flail chest.

New-onset vegetarian diet shows differences in fatty acid metabolites in European American and African American women.

Background And Aims: The type of fat consumed in animal-based western diets, typically rich in the saturated fat palmitate, has been implicated in cardiometabolic disease risk. In contrast, the most abundant mono- and polyunsaturated fats, more typical in a vegetarian or plant-based diet, potentiate less deleterious effects. This study determined differences in plasma and urine metabolites when switching from omnivorous to vegetarian diet, including metabolites involved in fatty acid utilization.