Featured Publications
Positive margin rates and predictors in transoral robotic surgery after federal approval: A national quality study
Hanna J, Morse E, Brauer PR, Judson B, Mehra S. Positive margin rates and predictors in transoral robotic surgery after federal approval: A national quality study. Head & Neck 2019, 41: 3064-3072. PMID: 31058417, DOI: 10.1002/hed.25792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive margin rateTransoral robotic surgeryLow positive margin rateLow-volume facilitiesHigh-volume facilitiesPositive marginsT classificationMargin rateHuman papilloma virus (HPV) statusRobotic surgeryLymph-vascular invasionNational Cancer DatabaseMargin statusRetrospective reviewTumor subsiteVirus statusCancer DatabaseMultivariable regressionLinear associationPatientsSurgeryQuality studiesStatusAssociation
2020
An Analysis of Otolaryngology Medical Malpractice Payments From the National Practitioner Data Bank
Breen CT, Mehra S. An Analysis of Otolaryngology Medical Malpractice Payments From the National Practitioner Data Bank. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 589-594. PMID: 32691675, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820942498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient ageNational Practitioner Data BankMalpractice paymentsRetrospective cross-sectional analysisMean paymentCross-sectional analysisInsignificant injuryBrain damageLifelong careMedian paymentPatientsNumber of otolaryngologistsMedical malpractice paymentsOtolaryngologistsInjurySeveritySignificant decreaseAgeAnnual numberDescriptive statisticsPayment amountAssociationYearsLinear regression
2018
The Association of Industry Payments to Physicians with Prescription of Brand‐Name Intranasal Corticosteroids
Morse E, Fujiwara RJT, Mehra S. The Association of Industry Payments to Physicians with Prescription of Brand‐Name Intranasal Corticosteroids. Otolaryngology 2018, 159: 442-448. PMID: 29865931, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818774739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntranasalAdrenal Cortex HormonesConflict of InterestCross-Sectional StudiesDrug CombinationsDrug IndustryDrug UtilizationFemaleFluticasoneGift GivingHumansInterinstitutional RelationsMaleMometasone FuroatePhthalazinesPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prescription DrugsRetrospective StudiesConceptsIntranasal corticosteroidsProportion of prescriptionsPercentage of prescriptionsMagnitude of associationCorticosteroid prescriptionGeneral practitionersPhysician specialtyCorticosteroidsDrug timeBrand name prescriptionsPhysiciansPrescriptionRelative frequencyOtolaryngologistsNasonexAssociation