Help Your Patients Stop Smoking
Smoking tobacco causes many problems for patients, and their otolaryngologists are in a good position to help them quit
Features
Departments
Physician Referrals to Specialists Becoming More Automated
In the past, referrals to otolaryngologists from primary care physicians were made on a person-to-person basis
Special Reports
Upcoming ACGME Otolaryngology Changes Put Greater Emphasis on Surgical Training
Residents in their first postgraduate year will now spend six months in otolaryngology specific rotations
Hospital Acquisitions of Physician Practices Likely to Decrease
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 signals the end of the incentive for hospitals to acquire physician practices
Career Development
Complications for When Physicians Change a Maiden Name
There are several options married couples can use when deciding which names to use after the wedding
Other
TRIO Best Practices
How Should Propranolol Be Initiated for Infantile Hemangiomas: Inpatient Versus Outpatient?
Current evidence supports that propranolol is safe to use for otherwise healthy infants with IH
TRIO Best Practices
Extracapsular Dissection versus Supercial Parotidectomy for Benign Parotid Tumors
Extracapsular dissection can be an effective and low-risk method for removing benign, supercial parotid tumors that are less than 4 cm
Literature Reviews
Extent of ELS Resections Determines Vocal Quality Following Transoral Laser Microsurgery
Patients who undergo limited ELS resections can be assured of having a similar to improved voice after healing
Literature Reviews
Sleep Endoscopy, Cine MRI Most Effective in Identifying Pediatric OSA Obstruction Sites
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy and cine MRI are the most commonly reported tools to identify obstruction sites for children with persistent OSA
Literature Reviews
Mandibular Advancement Devices Improve AHI, Symptoms of Mild to Moderate OSA
MADs reduce AHI, increase oxygen saturation, and improve the main symptoms of mild to moderate OSAHS