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Dec 17, 2012

Although tracheostomy is one of the oldest and most common surgical procedures, management is often based on opinion and local practices because of a paucity of high level evidence to guide care.  To address this issue, the AAO-HNS convened a national expert panel representing pediatric and adult...


Dec 17, 2012

Although tracheostomy is one of the oldest and most common surgical procedures, management is often based on opinion and local practices because of a paucity of high level evidence to guide care.  To address this issue, the AAO-HNS convened a national expert panel representing pediatric and adult...


Dec 5, 2012

Using data from a national database the authors analyzed more than 8 million ambulatory health care encounters for adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).  Although OSA affects up to 7% of adults in the United States, only 10% of ambulatory health care visits studied were associated with otolaryngologic care.  This...