Post‐operative survival in head & neck cancer patients with elevated troponins

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Post‐operative survival in head & neck cancer patients with elevated troponins via Clinical Otolaryngology Abstract Objective The strenuous demands of head and neck cancer surgery (HNS) place patients at increased risk of myocardial injury. Troponin positivity (TP) post-operatively is a predictor of increased complications and mortality. The present study is the first to investigate the effects of TP on potential delays in adjuvant treatment and disease-specific survival. Methods All patients undergoing HNS from 2014 to 2016 had troponins measured at a single academic center. Relevant patient data was extracted on retrospective chart review. Results Of 166 patients, 26 (15.6%) developed TP post-operatively. There was no significant difference between cohorts for baseline characteristics except for age. Overall and disease-specific survival for TP patients were respectively 45.9% and 57.4% at 3 years. There was no significant difference between cohorts for overall & disease-specific survival, and time to adjuvant therapy. Conclusion No significant association was found between TP and overall & disease-specific survival, and time to adjuvant therapy. View on Web

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Is drug‐induced sleep endoscopy associated with better outcomes after soft tissue surgery for sleep apnea? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Is drug‐induced sleep endoscopy associated with better outcomes after soft tissue surgery for sleep apnea? A systematic review and meta‐analysis via Clinical Otolaryngology Abstract Objectives The aim was to estimate the effect of drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) on surgical outcomes after soft tissue surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Design and setting Systematic review and meta-analysis. Participants Adult patients with OSA and candidates for soft tissue surgery, with and without preoperative DISE, were included. Main outcomes measures A systematic literature search of Medline, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases was performed from inception to December 31, 2021. Studies directly comparing patients with and without preoperative DISE were included. Success rate, change in apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), change in minimum SpO2 and change in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score were extracted. Random-effect models were used to pool estimates. Results Seven out of 619 articles were included, representing 791 patients (389 in the DISE group and 402 in the no DISE group). DISE was neither associated with a higher success rate (pooled OR 1.34, 95% CI 0.69 – 2.59, p=0.39) after soft tissue surgery for OSA, nor a significant change in AHI (-4.69 events/hour, 95% CI -11.10 – 1.72, p=0.15), minimal SpO2 (mean increase of 2.02%, 95% CI -0.26 – 4.29, p=0.08) and ESS (mean difference of 1.29, 95% CI -0.48 – 3.05, p=0.15) when compared to patients without preoperative DISE. Conclusions Soft tissue surgery does not give better results after DISE compared to when DISE is not performed. However, given the overall low level of evidence of included studies, future well-conducted studies should confirm or overturn these results and clarify the added value of DISE. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. View on Web

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Oncologic Outcomes After Clinically Node-Negative Salvage Laryngectomy

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Oncologic Outcomes After Clinically Node-Negative Salvage Laryngectomy via JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Online First This cohort study investigates the association of elective nec k dissection vs observation with oncologic outcomes among patients who received clinically node-negative salvage total laryngectomy. View on Web

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Multimodale Therapie bei lokal fortgeschrittenem kutanem Plattenepithelkarzinom

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Multimodale Therapie bei lokal fortgeschrittenem kutanem Plattenepithelkarzinom via Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie Laryngorhinootologie DOI: 10.1055/a-1949-2936 Die Therapieoptionen für lokal fortgeschrittene oder metastasierte Plattenepithelkarzinome waren bisher stark begrenzt und nicht standardisiert. Durch die Zulassung des monoklonalen Antikörpers Cemiplimab, der gegen den programmed death-1-Rezeptor (PD-1) gerichtet ist, hat sich die Prognose der betroffenen Patienten deutlich gebessert, wobei z.T. anhaltende Komplettremissionen erzielt werden können.In der vorgestellten Kasuistik wurde ein multimorbider, 81-jähriger Patient aufgrund eines ausgedehnten Plattenepithelkarzinoms frontoparietal mit Schädelkalotteninfiltration und Einbruch nach intrakraniell zunächst mit Cemiplimab behandelt. Immunvermittelte Nebenwirkungen sind nicht aufgetreten. Bei klinischer und radiologischer Remission wurde der Restbefund interdisziplinär operativ versorgt, wobei die defekte Schädelkalotte rekonstruiert wurde. Histologisch wurde eine pathologische Komplettremissio n des Plattenepithelkarzinoms nachgewiesen. 6 Monate postoperativ ergab sich kein Anhalt für ein Lokalrezidiv oder Metastasen.Dieser Fall zeigt exemplarisch einen Patienten, der trotz seines hohen Alters und Ko-Morbidität von der Therapie mit Cemiplimab profitiert hat. Darüber hinaus demonstriert dieser Fall die Relevanz eines interdisziplinären/multimodalen Therapieregimes im Management dieser in der Inzidenz deutlich ansteigenden Tumorentität. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text View on Web

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Staphylococcus aureus Carrier Types are not Evidence of Population Heterogeneity

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Staphylococcus aureus Carrier Types are not Evidence of Population Heterogeneity via American Journal of Epidemiology - Advance Access Abstract Asymptomatic colonization by Staphylococcus aureus is a precursor for infection, so identifying the mode and source of transmission which leads to colonization could help target interventions. Longitudinal studies have shown that some people are persistently colonized for years, while others seem to carry S. aureus for weeks or less, and conventional wisdom attributes this disparity to an underlying risk factor in the persistently colonized. We analyze published data with mathematical models of acquisition and carriage to compare this hypothesis with alternatives. The null model assumes a homogeneous population and still produces highly variable colonization durations (mean of 1.94 years, 5th percentile 0.1 years, 95th percentile 5.8 years). Simulations show that this inherent variability, combined with censoring in longitudinal cohort studies, i s sufficient to produce the appearance of "persistent carriers," "intermittent carriers," and "noncarriers" in data. Our estimates for colonization duration exhibit sensitivity to the assumption that false positives can occur despite being rare, but our model-based approach simultaneously estimates specificity and sensitivity along with epidemiological parameters. Our results show it is plausible that S. aureus colonizes people indiscriminately, and improved understanding of the types of exposures which result in colonization is essential. View on Web

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