Improving Surgical Complications and Patient Safety at the Nation's Largest Military Hospital: An Analysis of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data.

Introduction: The U.S. Military Health System cares for over 9 million patients and encompasses 63 hospitals and 413 clinics worldwide.

Pediatric laryngeal diadochokinetic rates: establishing a normative database.

Objective: Laryngeal diadochokinetic (L-DDK) rate is a measure of laryngeal neural integrity. The objectives for this study included the following: (1) establish the first comprehensive pediatric normative database for L-DDK rates (DDK) using the Voice Evaluation Suite, a computerized voice analysis program; and (2) analyze normal L-DDK rates for age and gender differences.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study with planned data collection.