Publications by authors named "Phoebe Kuo Yu"
Comparison of Caregiver- and Child-Reported Quality of Life in Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Caregivers often report a better quality of life (QOL) for children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) compared to children’s own assessments, indicating a disconnect in their perceptions.
- A study analyzing data from the Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring found significant differences in QOL scores, with caregivers averaging 75.2 and children averaging 67.9 on the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL).
- The study noted that younger children tend to have poorer agreement with caregiver reports, while factors such as increased child age and caregiver health literacy help improve this alignment.
Prognostic Case Volume Thresholds in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
August 2019
Importance: Though described as an important prognostic indicator, facility case volume thresholds for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) have not been previously developed to date.
Objective: To identify prognostic case volume thresholds of facilities that manage HNSCC.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Retrospective analysis of 351 052 HNSCC cases reported from January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2014, by Commission of Cancer-accredited cancer centers from the US National Cancer Database.
Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Yield and Density in Head and Neck Malignancies.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
June 2018
Objective Studies have suggested that the lymph node yield and lymph node density from selective or elective neck dissections are predictive of patient outcomes and may be used for patient counseling, treatment planning, or quality measurement. Our objective was to systematically review the literature and conduct a meta-analysis of studies that investigated the prognostic significance of lymph node yield and/or lymph node density after neck dissection for patients with head and neck cancer. Data Sources The Ovid/Medline, Ovid/Embase, and NLM PubMed databases were systematically searched on January 23, 2017, for articles published between January 1, 1946, and January 23, 2017.
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