2014
CPAS: Surgical approach with combined sublabial bone resection and inferior turbinate reduction without stents
Merea V, Lee AH, Peron DL, Waldman EH, Grunstein E. CPAS: Surgical approach with combined sublabial bone resection and inferior turbinate reduction without stents. The Laryngoscope 2014, 125: 1460-1464. PMID: 25475763, DOI: 10.1002/lary.25001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior turbinate reductionUse of stentsSymptomatic improvementTurbinate reductionRetrospective chart reviewCPA patientsNasal scarringAirway obstructionAperture stenosisChart reviewConsecutive patientsNasal obstructionPatent airwaySurgical managementSurgical approachMedical recordsSurgical correctionBone resectionInferior turbinateStent useCongenital narrowingSublabial approachAlar necrosisNasal stentsPatients
2013
Factors contributing to cost in partial versus total tonsillectomy
Stucken EZ, Grunstein E, Haddad J, Modi VK, Waldman EH, Ward RF, Stewart MG, April MM. Factors contributing to cost in partial versus total tonsillectomy. The Laryngoscope 2013, 123: 2868-2872. PMID: 23529896, DOI: 10.1002/lary.24025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCosts and Cost AnalysisFemaleHumansInfantMalePerioperative CareRetrospective StudiesTonsillectomyConceptsTotal tonsillectomyPartial intracapsular tonsillectomyPartial tonsillectomyRetrospective reviewIntracapsular tonsillectomyPediatric intensive care unit stayUniversity-based tertiary care hospitalIntensive care unit stayPostoperative emergency room visitsPostanesthesia care unit timeEmergency department visitsNumber of readmissionsTertiary care hospitalEmergency room visitsNumber of patientsPostoperative admissionUnit stayObstructive symptomsPostoperative hemorrhageCare hospitalDepartment visitsPediatric patientsOperative timePostoperative managementPACU time