Artificial Neural Network-Assisted Classification of Hearing Prognosis of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss With Vertigo.

This study aimed to determine the impact on hearing prognosis of the coherent frequency with high magnitude-squared wavelet coherence (MSWC) in video head impulse test (vHIT) among patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss with vertigo (SSNHLV) undergoing high-dose steroid treatment. This study was a retrospective cohort study. SSNHLV patients treated at our referral center from December 2016 to December 2020 were examined.

Learning Curve of Upper Aerodigestive Tract Foreign Body Management for Otorhinolaryngology Residents.

Introduction: Foreign body ingestion is the most common reason for otolaryngology specialist consultations in emergency departments. Among the different types of foreign bodies, fish bones are the most common, particularly in Asian populations. In Taiwan, upper aerodigestive tract foreign bodies (UADT-FBs) are mostly managed by residents in the otorhinolaryngology (ORL) department.

Sarcopenia results in poor survival rates in oral cavity cancer patients.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the impact or survival of low skeletal muscle mass (SMM) among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) undergoing primary surgery.

Design: This study was a retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Oral squamous cell carcinoma patients treated at our referral centre from April 2005 to March 2014 were examined.

Hyperglycemia crisis in head and neck cancer patients with platinum-based chemotherapy.

Background: The development of a hyperglycemic crisis in platinum-based chemotherapy-treated head and neck cancer patients, such as hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS), has been reported. Hyperglycemic crises are associated with a high risk of comorbidity and may delay cancer treatment if not promptly managed.

Methods: This is a retrospective study using cancer registry data from a tertiary medical center.

Factors contributing to surgical site infection in patients with oral cancer undergoing microvascular free flap reconstruction.

Purpose: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are associated with considerable medical expenditure. While head and neck free flap reconstruction has gradually become routine management following an ablative oncologic resection, reports on factors contributing to the SSIs are lacking.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 173 new patients with oral cancer without any antecedent treatment at a tertiary medical center from 2010 to 2015.