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Background
The aims of this study were to provide data on the safety of head and neck cancer surgery currently being undertaken during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic.
Methods
This international, observational cohort study comprised 1137 consecutive patients with head and neck cancer undergoing primary surgery with curative intent in 26 countries. Factors associated with severe...
Background
The Coronavirus disease—2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is a global health crisis and otolaryngologists are at increased occupational risk of contracting COVID‐19. There are currently no uniform best‐practice recommendations for otolaryngologic surgery in the setting of COVID‐19.
Methods
We reviewed relevant publications and position statements regarding the management of otolaryngology patients...
Purpose The objectives of this study are to evaluate the associations between ventral hernia repair procedure volume and patient outcomes, including both clinical and economic outcomes. Method The 2014 National Inpatient Sample was queried for patients who underwent elective, open ventral (incisional) hernia repair with or without mesh. Outcomes included occurrence of major or wound-based in-hospital...
BACKGROUND
The National Quality Forum has endorsed quality‐improvement measures for multiple cancer types that are being developed into actionable tools to improve cancer care. No nationally endorsed quality metrics currently exist for head and neck cancer.
METHODS
The authors identified patients with surgically treated, invasive, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in the National Cancer Data...
Objectives/Hypothesis
Head and neck cancer patients have multiple risk factors for liver disease. However, little is known about the incidence of liver disease or the safety of surgery in these patients.
Study Design
We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program from 2005 to 2013.
Methods
We identified patients undergoing...
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