2024
Work-Related Physical Discomfort and Ergonomics Among Speech-Language Pathologists Performing Flexible Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing.
Keltz A, Leydon C, Vernarelli J, Livecchi D, Lerner M. Work-Related Physical Discomfort and Ergonomics Among Speech-Language Pathologists Performing Flexible Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing. American Journal Of Speech-Language Pathology 2024, 34: 559-570. PMID: 39700466, DOI: 10.1044/2024_ajslp-24-00258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech-language pathologistsPhysical discomfortFlexible endoscopic evaluationHealth care professionalsWork environmentSpeech-LanguageCare professionalsEndoscopic evaluation of swallowingMusculoskeletal symptomsYears of experienceErgonomic trainingEvaluation of swallowingDysphagia assessmentIncreased oddsFlexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowingLogistic regressionSuboptimal ergonomicsSpearman rank correlationPhysical challengesWell-beingParticipantsDemographicsDiscomfortRank correlationEquipment factors
2021
Adequate short- and long-term pain control with non-opiate analgesics after microdirect laryngoscopy
Bisarya PK, Jiang R, Chao J, Narwani V, Lerner M, Kohli N. Adequate short- and long-term pain control with non-opiate analgesics after microdirect laryngoscopy. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2021, 43: 103267. PMID: 34695699, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdequate pain controlUse of opioidsPain controlPost-operative painDaily VAS scoresMicrodirect laryngoscopyOpioid medicationsVAS scoresLong-term pain controlSingle-institution prospective studyNon-opiate analgesiaPostoperative pain managementSufficient pain controlPost-operative analgesiaNon-opiate analgesicsVisual analog scaleLong-term painT-testVocal fold lesionsStudent's t-testOpioid analgesiaMost patientsPain managementAnalog scaleProspective study
2020
Examining Referral Patterns between Otolaryngology and Gastroenterology: A Window into Potential Inter-Specialty Knowledge Gaps
Haines A, Kohli N, Lerner BA, Lerner MZ. Examining Referral Patterns between Otolaryngology and Gastroenterology: A Window into Potential Inter-Specialty Knowledge Gaps. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2020, 129: 801-805. PMID: 32249595, DOI: 10.1177/0003489420916215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequent referral reasonsReferral patternsReferral reasonsMedical record data extractionLaryngopharyngeal reflux diseaseRate of referralICD-10 codesInter-specialty communicationReflux diseaseTotal patientsEsophageal pathologyReferral cohortClinical conditionsOropharyngeal pathologyClinical overlapReferralGastroenterologyDysphagiaOtolaryngologyCohortData extractionDiscrepant ratesDiseaseLPRDPathology
2016
Gender differences in onabotulinum toxin A dosing for adductor spasmodic dysphonia
Lerner MZ, Lerner BA, Patel AA, Blitzer A. Gender differences in onabotulinum toxin A dosing for adductor spasmodic dysphonia. The Laryngoscope 2016, 127: 1131-1134. PMID: 27633917, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdductor spasmodic dysphoniaSpasmodic dysphoniaOnabotulinum toxinChart reviewFemale groupOnabotulinum Toxin A InjectionsRetrospective chart reviewBotulinum toxin injectionSenior author's databaseAbductor spasmodic dysphoniaIndependent sample twoA injectionAverage followSymptom controlOromandibular dystoniaToxin injectionFemale patientsRetrospective reviewAlternate diagnosisBotulinum toxinAntibody formationFemale genderPossible inverse relationshipInclusion criteriaThyroarytenoid muscle
2015
Fetal Rhabdomyoma of the Tongue in a Newborn
Aaronson N, Toman J, Lerner M, Baum E. Fetal Rhabdomyoma of the Tongue in a Newborn. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal 2015, 94: 266-269. PMID: 26214664, DOI: 10.1177/014556131509400706.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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