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 cranioplastyA cadaveric model for measuring sinonasal continuous positive airway pressure—a proof‐of‐concept study
Rimmer RA, Chitguppi C, Garcia HG, Koszewski IJ, Nyquist GG, Rosen MR, Huntley C, Evans JJ, Rabinowitz MR. A cadaveric model for measuring sinonasal continuous positive airway pressure—a proof‐of‐concept study. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2018, 9: 197-203. PMID: 30431712, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSphenoid sinusPressure recordingsContinuous positive airway pressurePositive pressure therapyPositive airway pressureCommon respiratory disorderObstructive sleep apneaCadaver modelAnterior skull baseQuality of lifeFresh cadaver headsMiddle turbinate medializationSkull base surgeryIntraclass correlation coefficientPostoperative CPAPSellar boneTelemedicine 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