The Role of Free Tissue Transfer in the Management of Chronic Frontal Sinus Osteomyelitis
Rimmer RA, Duffy AN, Knops AM, Rabinowitz MR, Koszewski IJ, Rosen MR, Ortlip T, Heffelfinger RN, Garcia HG, Evans JJ, Nyquist GG, Curry JM. The Role of Free Tissue Transfer in the Management of Chronic Frontal Sinus Osteomyelitis. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 1497-1504. PMID: 30549281, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree tissue transferFrontal sinus osteomyelitisFrontal bone osteomyelitisTissue transferExtensive debridementOverall complication rateRetrospective chart reviewFrontal sinus infectionChronic frontal sinusitisNumber of surgeriesPlanned courseSignificant debridementPostoperative antibioticsChart reviewComplication rateDefinitive treatmentPostoperative infectionSinus infectionOpen surgeryRecurrent infectionsSurgical interventionSingle institutionSurgical dataFrontal sinusitisSimultaneous cranioplastyTelemedicine in otolaryngology outpatient setting—single Center Head and Neck Surgery experience
Rimmer RA, Christopher V, Falck A, de Azevedo Pribitkin E, Curry JM, Luginbuhl AJ, Cognetti DM. Telemedicine in otolaryngology outpatient setting—single Center Head and Neck Surgery experience. The Laryngoscope 2018, 128: 2072-2075. PMID: 29446446, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient clinic visitsRetrospective chart reviewAppropriate patient selectionPatient survey responsesHigh patient satisfactionMajority of visitsOtolaryngology outpatientsPatient demographicsChart reviewClinic visitsTelemedicine visitsOutpatient encountersPatient selectionPatient satisfactionPostoperative encountersTelemedicine appointmentsNeck surgeryTelemedicine encountersSurgery experienceAverage agePatientsVisitsCenter headTelemedicineMinutes