ENTtoday: January 2015

Millennial Generation Patients Will Seek Information, Empowerment

Next generation of patients to put greater reliance on technology, mobile devices, and brief communication style as they redefine the patient-physician relationship

Investigators of Clinical Studies Can Benefit from Mentors

Mentors can provide clinicians valuable insight, guidance through the research process, help them attain goals and save time

How to Incorporate Clinical Research Into Your Otolaryngology Practice

Tips on choosing topics to study, how to get published, and what physicians can expect as a principal investigator of medical research

Medical Education Needs of the Millennial Generation

Changes in class structure, rise of self-learning, earlier hands-on clinical training, and resident work hour limits typical of new generation of medical students

What Otolaryngologists Should Know Before Leaving a Medical Practice

Termination provisions your employment agreement should include; plus other considerations to address before you transition

Advanced Diagnostic Tests Help Clinicians Assess Dizziness, Vestibular System

Video head impulse testing, vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing improve ability to probe end organ function, identify vestibular dysfunction

Laryngologists v. Non-Laryngologist Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

What are the differences in diagnosis and treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux between laryngologists and non-laryngologists?

Large Thyroid Nodules Carry Higher Pretest Malignancy Probability

Do large thyroid nodules have a higher pretest probability of malignancy than smaller thyroid nodules?

Association Between Secondhand Smoke and Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children

What does existing clinical literature say on the association between secondhand smoke and sleep disordered breathing in children?

Microsuture Vocal Fold Microflap Closure Stronger than Fibrin Glue Closure

How strong are vocal fold microflap closure techniques comparatively between fibrin glue and microsuture?

Bone Cement Superiority in Ossicular Chain Reconstruction/ Revision Stapes Surgery Not Supported by Evidence

How effective is bone cement on mean postoperative air-bone gap in patients undergoing ossicular chain reconstruction or revision stapes surgery?

Are Water Precautions Necessary After Tympanostomy Tube Placement?

Water precautions are not routinely advised after tympanostomy tube placement

Is Facial Nerve Integrity Monitoring of Value in Chronic Ear Surgery?

Intraoperative facial NIM can identify facial nerves at risk during middle ear or mastoid surgery and is cost-effective

Are Prophylactic Antibiotics Useful in the Management of Facial Fractures?

Video head impulse testing, vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing improve ability to probe end organ function, identify vestibular dysfunction

Endoscopic Versus External Treatment of Zenker’s Diverticulum

Is an endoscopic or external diverticulectomy more effective for treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum?