| Comparison of Quality of Life After Transnasal Endoscopic vs Open Skull Base Tumor Resection [Original Article] |
| Archives of Otolaryngology February 1, 2012, 12:00 pm |
| Objective To evaluate the impact of the open and endoscopic skull base surgery performed by the same team on patients' quality of life.
Design Retrospective survey.
Setting University-affiliated medical center.
Patients The study included 78 patients who underwent surgery for removal of skull base neoplasms through an expanded endoscopic (n = 41) or a subcranial (n = 37) approach.
Main Outcome Measure A multidimensional, disease-specific questionnaire with 36 items was used. Six relevant domains of QOL were assessed: role of performance, physical functioning, vitality, pain, specific symptoms, and impact on emotions.
Results There were no significant clinical or demographic differences between the 2 study groups (P > .06). Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that patients who underwent endoscopic surgery reported significantly better scores in the physical function and impact on emotions domains than the patients who underwent subcranial surgery (P < .04). Analysis of the minimal clinically important difference revealed that these differences were clinically significant.
Conclusion In certain domains, quality of life after endoscopic skull base surgery appears to be better than that after open approaches. |
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| Incidence of Pediatric Acute Mastoiditis: 1997-2006 [Original Article] |
| Archives of Otolaryngology April 16, 2012, 12:00 pm |
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| Incidence of Pediatric Acute Mastoiditis: 1997-2006 [Original Article] |
| Archives of Otolaryngology April 16, 2012, 12:00 pm |
| Objectives To evaluate the incidence of acute mastoiditis in children in the United States over the years 1997 through 2006 and to explore possible explanations for the conflicting conclusions of recent studies of this topic.
Design Comparison of periodic incidence over a decade.
Setting Academic and community, general, and pediatric specialty hospitals |
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