2020
Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States
Jacobs D, Torabi SJ, Gibson C, Rahmati R, Mehra S, Judson BL. Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States. Otolaryngology 2020, 163: 947-955. PMID: 32539533, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820927699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseEndoscopic thyroid surgeryRobotic thyroid surgeryThyroid surgeryOpen surgeryRobotic approachNational utilization trendsUnplanned hospital readmissionMultivariable logistic regressionOutcomes of roboticsPostoperative mortalityWorse morbidityComplication rateHospital readmissionEndoscopic thyroidectomyMortality outcomesPositive marginsSurgical approachNational cohortCancer DatabasePatient outcomesEndoscopic approachRetrospective analysisSurgeryOpen approach
2017
Comparing 30‐Day Morbidity and Mortality in Pediatric and Adult Otologic Surgery
Schwam ZG, Michaelides E, Schwam JR, Kuo P, Hajek MA, Judson BL, Schutt C. Comparing 30‐Day Morbidity and Mortality in Pediatric and Adult Otologic Surgery. Otolaryngology 2017, 157: 830-836. PMID: 28463634, DOI: 10.1177/0194599817704376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNSQIP PediatricAdverse eventsOtologic surgeryOverall adverse event rateMultivariable logistic regression analysisSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramMost adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsAdverse event ratesHigher readmission ratesLow complication rateMulti-institutional databaseLogistic regression analysisQuality Improvement ProgramPediatric otologic surgeryInfectious complicationsPostdischarge complicationsReadmission ratesComplication ratePediatric otolaryngologistsHigher oddsConcurrent proceduresAdult populationOtologic procedures
2014
Safety of Adult Tonsillectomy: A Population-Level Analysis of 5968 Patients
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Safety of Adult Tonsillectomy: A Population-Level Analysis of 5968 Patients. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014, 140: 197-202. PMID: 24481159, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.6215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult tonsillectomyPostoperative complicationsReoperation rateSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramSuperficial site infectionRetrospective cohort studyIndependent risk factorUrinary tract infectionSmall case seriesMultivariate logistic regressionOutcomes of interestPopulation-level analysisQuality Improvement ProgramFirst population-level analysisChronic tonsillitisAdult patientsCohort studyCommon complicationComplication rateMost patientsPostoperative periodTract infectionsSite infection
2013
Post‐discharge Complications Predict Reoperation and Mortality after Otolaryngology Surgery
Chen M, Roman S, Sosa J, Judson B. Post‐discharge Complications Predict Reoperation and Mortality after Otolaryngology Surgery. Otolaryngology 2013, 149: p51-p51. DOI: 10.1177/0194599813495815a56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-discharge complicationsOtolaryngology surgeryComplication rateMultivariate analysisProcedure-specific ratesTongue/floorRetrospective cohort studyVenous thromboembolic eventsACS-NSQIP databaseHigh-risk patientsRisk of reoperationSurgical site infectionLonger operative timeMultivariate logistic regressionPost-discharge eventsOutcomes of interestT-testChi-square testStudent's t-testAnesthesiologists classUnplanned reoperationHospital stayPostoperative complicationsThromboembolic eventsAdult patients