An expert panel reviewed the main changes to thryoid cancer management from molecular testing to surveillance in select cases, and from nerve monitoring to the choice between total thyroidectomy over hemi-thyroidectomy for certain tumors.
Instrument Sterilization: What’s the Evidence?
Joint commission guidelines may be overinterpreted in some cases, with no improved value or lessening of harm.
Overinterpretation of Sterilization Guidelines Could Interfere with Patient Safety
For many otolaryngologists, staying on top of compounding regulatory requirements can feel like an impossible endeavor.
First Clinical Consensus Statement on Balloon Dilation Aims to Ensure Patient Safety
The first clinical consensus statement on balloon dilation of the sinus indicates that the procedure is appropriate for patients with sinonasal symptoms and positive findings on CT scan.
Why Clinical Guidelines Are Important and How They Come Together
The 2014 release of the tinnitus clinical practice guideline by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) changed the way Minka Schofield, MD, treated patients with tinnitus. “Before this guideline, vitamins, steroids, and melatonin were all being used in an effort to help patients with tinnitus. We’d actually done our own study that […]
Some VF Paralysis May Benefit from Medialization Laryngoplasty with Arytenoid Adduction
Patients undergoing ML may benefit from AA when a large posterior glottic gap is present
In institutions where only SeqCI is allowed in adults, overall patient management may cost marginally
How do costs compare between simultaneous cochlear implantation (SimCI) and sequential cochlear implantation (SeqCI) in adults if all bilaterally deaf patients undergo SeqCI vs. a theoretical model where SimCI is the standard? Bottom line In institutions where only SeqCI is allowed in adults, overall patient management may cost marginally more than if SimCI were practiced. […]
Changes in Thyroid Cancer Incidence Post-2009 ATA Guidelines
The rapid increase in thyroid cancer incidence rates over the past three decades has recently slowed
How to Appropriately Discharge a Patient
Essential guidelines to ensure you are complying with law and avoiding exposure to medical malpractice or abandonment claims
Impact of Pediatric Tonsillectomy Guidelines on Clinical Practice
A look at the impact the pediatric tonsillectomy guidelines, published by the AAO-HNS in January 2011, have had on individual
practicing clinicians