Frailty as measured by the 5-factor mF1-5 is shown to be significantly associated with life-threatening postoperative morbidity, mortality, and length of stay following skull base surgeries.

Frailty as measured by the 5-factor mF1-5 is shown to be significantly associated with life-threatening postoperative morbidity, mortality, and length of stay following skull base surgeries.
A look at the impact of novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) on the risk of epistaxis and its severity.
Operative middle and upper maxillofacial trauma decreased over a 17-year period, with assault identified as the most significant mechanism of trauma overall.
Significant disparities exist in medical school enrollment for minority students and achievement of full professorship in otolaryngology, surgery, and internal medicine.
The current level 1 evidence does not support the routine use of oral antibiotics postoperatively.
The practice of discontinuing estrogen therapy for two weeks prior to surgery should be weighed against individual risk factors, mode of administration, and side effects.
There are compelling reasons why office-based surgery has become more popular: It’s a comfortable alternative for patients, and it gives practitioners control over everything from staffing to sutures.
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is expanding to include patients with HPV-related cancers.
Most existing studies have found that hearing impairment results in a higher prevalence of social isolation and loneliness in the pediatric population.