Opportunity Cost of Surgical Management of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: A Longitudinal Study.

Study Design: Single-institution retrospective financial analysis.

Objective: Trauma care is consistently linked to inadequate reimbursement, posing a significant financial burden for large trauma centers. Data show that declining Medicare reimbursement rates have indirectly led to declining payment for all procedures covered by insurance.

Integrated Health Maintenance Reminders for Improved HPV Vaccine Administration: Toward Improvements in Completion Disparities.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a health maintenance reminder (HMR) on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine administration and completion across different age, insurance, and race cohorts.

Study Design: Retrospective pre-post analysis.

Setting: Academic primary care.

The Impact of Hearing Loss and Its Treatment on Health-Related Quality of Life Utility: a Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.

Background: Hearing loss significantly impacts health-related quality of life (QoL), yet the effects of current treatments on QoL utility remain uncertain. Our objective was to describe the impact of untreated and treated hearing loss on QoL utility to inform hearing healthcare policy.

Methods: We searched databases for articles published through 02/01/2021.

Guideline Adherence and Practice Patterns in the Management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer.

Introduction: Little is known about nationwide practice patterns for the management medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in relation to the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines and their impact on survival.

Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database (2000-2018), MTC treatment patterns were evaluated in terms of adherence to the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines across three time periods (2000-2009, 2010-2015, and 2016-2018). Outcomes of interest were guideline concordance, treatment utilization trends, disease-specific survival (DSS), and overall survival (OS).

Medullary thyroid cancer with RET V804M mutation: more indolent than expected?

Background: Significant genotype-phenotype variability among multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A patients with a RET V804M mutation has been reported.

Methods: Patients with a RET V804M mutation treated at a single center were identified (January 1996-December 2020). The baseline characteristics, operative details, pathology, biochemical, and long-term data were analyzed.

Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Total Thyroidectomy for Graves' Disease.

Graves' disease accounts for ∼80% of all cases of hyperthyroidism and is associated with significant morbidity and decreased quality of life. Understanding the association of total thyroidectomy with patient-reported quality-of-life and thyroid-specific symptoms is critical to shared decision-making and high-quality care. We estimate the change in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) before and after surgery for patients with Graves' disease to inform the expectations of patients and their physicians.