2014
Safety of Adult Tonsillectomy: A Population-Level Analysis of 5968 Patients
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Safety of Adult Tonsillectomy: A Population-Level Analysis of 5968 Patients. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014, 140: 197-202. PMID: 24481159, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.6215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult tonsillectomyPostoperative complicationsReoperation rateSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramSuperficial site infectionRetrospective cohort studyIndependent risk factorUrinary tract infectionSmall case seriesMultivariate logistic regressionOutcomes of interestPopulation-level analysisQuality Improvement ProgramFirst population-level analysisChronic tonsillitisAdult patientsCohort studyCommon complicationComplication rateMost patientsPostoperative periodTract infectionsSite infection
2013
Postdischarge Complications Predict Reoperation and Mortality after Otolaryngologic Surgery
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Postdischarge Complications Predict Reoperation and Mortality after Otolaryngologic Surgery. Otolaryngology 2013, 149: 865-872. PMID: 24047818, DOI: 10.1177/0194599813505078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostdischarge complicationsOtolaryngologic surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramProcedure-specific ratesTongue/floorRetrospective cohort studyVenous thromboembolic eventsHigh-risk patientsRisk of reoperationSurgical site infectionOutcomes of interestQuality Improvement ProgramAnesthesiologists classThromboembolic eventsAdult patientsCohort studySite infectionOperative timePostdischarge eventsRisk factorsReoperationAmerican CollegeSurgery