Publications by authors named "Stephanie Y Wang"
Dizziness and Imbalance Across the Lifespan: Findings of a Pediatric and Adult Vestibular Clinic.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess diagnostic trends in dizziness and imbalance in both pediatric and adult patients receiving multidisciplinary evaluations at a hospital from 2017 to 2020.
- A total of 1,934 patients, predominantly females, were reviewed, revealing that most were assigned a pathologic diagnosis, with central causes of dizziness more common in younger patients and peripheral disorders like BPPV and Meniere's disease more prevalent in older patients.
- The findings highlight the variability of vestibular disorders across different age groups, with conditions such as vestibular migraine being frequent in younger patients and an increase in peripheral vestibular disorders as patients age.
Background: To develop machine learning (ML) models predicting unplanned readmission and reoperation among patients undergoing free flap reconstruction for head and neck (HN) surgery.
Methods: Data were extracted from the 2012-2019 NSQIP database. eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) was used to develop ML models predicting 30-day readmission and reoperation based on demographic and perioperative factors.
Shared decision-making (SDM) helps patients weigh risks and benefits of screening approaches. Little is known about SDM visits between patients and healthcare providers in the context of lung cancer screening. This study explored the extent that patients were informed by their provider of the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening and expressed certainty about their screening choice.
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