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
2009
Endoscopic endonasal repair of anterior skull base non-traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leaks, meningoceles, and encephaloceles.
Nyquist GG, Anand VK, Mehra S, Kacker A, Schwartz TH. Endoscopic endonasal repair of anterior skull base non-traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leaks, meningoceles, and encephaloceles. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2009, 113: 961-6. PMID: 19929192, DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.jns08986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic endonasal repairAnterior skull baseEndoscopic endonasal approachCSF leakEndonasal repairCribriform plateEndonasal approachFrontal sinusSkull baseClosure rateAverage body mass indexProspective observational studyBody mass indexCerebrospinal fluid leakLateral sphenoid sinusSkull base defectsEndoscopic seriesPostoperative debridementPerioperative treatmentConsecutive patientsPatient characteristicsEncephalocele repairMass indexFemale sexEndoscopic repair