2021
Prolonged inpatient stay after upfront total laryngectomy is associated with overall survival
Jacobs D, Kafle S, Earles J, Rahmati R, Mehra S, Judson BL. Prolonged inpatient stay after upfront total laryngectomy is associated with overall survival. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology 2021, 6: 94-102. PMID: 33614936, PMCID: PMC7883619, DOI: 10.1002/lio2.441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Cancer DatabaseTotal laryngectomyOverall survivalInpatient LOSMultivariable analysisCharlson-Deyo comorbidity scoreLong-term overall survivalPostoperative long-term mortalityMultivariable binary logistic regressionNinety-day mortalityUpfront total laryngectomyLong-term mortalityDays of diagnosisKaplan-Meier analysisBinary logistic regressionProlonged LOSComorbidity scoreWorse OSPatient ageCox regressionInpatient stayVolume centersClose surveillanceFemale sexInpatient length
2020
Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Jacobs D, Olino K, Park HS, Clune J, Cheraghlou S, Girardi M, Burtness B, Kluger H, Judson BL. Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 1214-1221. PMID: 33079010, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820967001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNode-negative Merkel cell carcinomaLymph node evaluationImproved overall survivalPrimary tumor excisionMerkel cell carcinomaCase volumeOverall survivalSurgical managementCell carcinomaTumor excisionTreatment selectionNode evaluationCox proportional hazards regressionGuideline-recommended carePrimary treatment selectionNational Cancer DatabaseNode-negative diseasePercentage of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisInitial surgical managementKaplan-Meier analysisWide local excisionProportional hazards regressionRates of receiptInitial management