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
2018
Salvage Surgery after Radiation Failure in T1/T2 Larynx Cancer: Outcomes following Total versus Conservation Surgery
Cheraghlou S, Kuo P, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Salvage Surgery after Radiation Failure in T1/T2 Larynx Cancer: Outcomes following Total versus Conservation Surgery. Otolaryngology 2018, 158: 497-504. PMID: 29292665, DOI: 10.1177/0194599817742596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive surgical marginsSalvage surgeryTotal laryngectomyConservation laryngeal surgeryLarynx cancerRadiation failureLaryngeal surgerySurgical marginsConservation surgeryPartial laryngectomyUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisSalvage laryngeal surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseSalvage total laryngectomyKaplan-Meier analysisSingle-institution studyInherent selection biasLarynx cancer casesLack of evidenceSurgery typeClinical outcomesPoor outcomePositive marginsRetrospective studyCancer Database