2023
Two‐Year Outcomes After Pediatric In‐Office Tympanostomy Using Lidocaine/Epinephrine Iontophoresis and an Automated Tube Delivery System
Waldman E, Ingram A, Vidrine D, Gould A, Zeiders J, Ow R, Thompson C, Moss J, Mehta R, McClay J, Brenski A, Gavin J, Ansley J, Yen D, Chadha N, Murray M, Kozak F, York C, Brown D, Grunstein E, Sprecher R, Sherman D, Schoem S, Puchalski R, Hills S, Harfe D, England L, Syms C, Lustig L. Two‐Year Outcomes After Pediatric In‐Office Tympanostomy Using Lidocaine/Epinephrine Iontophoresis and an Automated Tube Delivery System. Otolaryngology 2023, 169: 692-700. PMID: 37003297, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpinephrine iontophoresisTube placementTube retentionOperating roomChildren ages 6 monthsCohort of patientsTwo-Year OutcomesAge 6 monthsDelivery systemComplication rateGeneral anesthesiaLocal anesthesiaOtolaryngology practiceTympanostomyPatientsMonthsIontophoresisTympanic membraneAnesthesiaTube displacementAdditional leadsCohortDelivery resultsOutcomesEar
2020
Pediatric thyroidectomies: A surgical subspecialty comparison
Savoca E, Torabi SJ, Kasle D, Mets E, Hajek M, Waldman EH. Pediatric thyroidectomies: A surgical subspecialty comparison. International Journal Of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2020, 132: 109945. PMID: 32070842, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric general surgeryShorter operative timePediatric general surgeonsMedical adverse eventsAdverse eventsGeneral surgeryOperative timeGeneral surgeonsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric dataSurgical complication rateSurgical adverse eventsSub-group analysisGeneral surgery groupComplication differencesOtolaryngology groupPediatric thyroidectomyPerioperative courseSurgery groupComplication ratePatient characteristicsPediatric patientsPediatric populationAdverse outcomesSafe procedureUnivariate analysis