George Lear, BA; Edward Bradley Strong, MD; Matthew Evan Pontell, MD
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online April 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.0362
This Viewpoint discusses the need to implement proposed guidelines for facial trauma assessment to prevent unnecessary interfacility transfer of patients with facial trauma despite most such patients having injuries that do not require surgical intervention.
From the American Head and Neck Society
Aru Panwar, MD; Swapnil Shah, BS; Abigail E. Reid, BS; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online April 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.0262
This nonrandomized clinical trial quantifies quality of life and depression burden variables in patients undergoing de-escalation of human papillomavirus–mediated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma therapy.
Rutwik M. Patel, DO; Hannah Z. Wang, MD; Erica L. Jamro, PhD, MBA; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online April 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.0261
This cohort study evaluates whether hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy is effective for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, whether hypoglossal nerve stimulation can treat supine obstructive sleep apnea, and whether there are associations between BMI and treatment response.
Todd Burus, MA, MAS; Haluk Damgacioglu, PhD; Bin Huang, DrPH, MS; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online April 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.0301
This cross-sectional study examines US trends in oral tongue cancer incidence and the factors associated with future case burden.
From the American Head and Neck Society
Doreen Lam, BA; Neel R. Sangal, MD; Ashna Aggarwal, BA; et al.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online April 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.0350
This cross-sectional study evaluates the association of preoperative circulating tumor HPV DNA levels with disease burden or adverse pathologic features among patients with HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who have undergone primary transoral robotic surgery.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online April 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.0653