The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are comorbid conditions that synergistically increase cardiovascular risk through systemic inflammation and insulin resistance. While continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for OSA, its efficacy in improving hepatic ...
Hsiao‐Chin Shen +10 more
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Rare But Risky: Clinical Impacts of Pneumothorax After Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Postoperative pneumothorax (PPTX) is rare after thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy, occurring in up to 0.10% of cases. However, it is associated with increased risks of all‐cause mortality, adverse respiratory events, and healthcare utilization rates in up to 1 year after surgery, deeming PPTX as a potential marker of increased postoperative ...
Jessan A. Jishu +7 more
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, 1996 Latex, 5 pages,Talk at the Workshop on $K$-physics, ORSAY, France, 30 May - 4 June ...
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Spatiotemporal Medicare Reimbursement Trends and Economic Clusters in Otologic/Neurotologic Surgery
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Despite a 16.2% increase in Medicare‐reimbursed otologic/neurotologic procedural volume from 2012 to 2024, inflation‐adjusted reimbursement per service declined by 29.1%, resulting in reduced aggregate spending over time. Shapley decomposition demonstrated that reimbursement erosion, rather than decreased utilization, was the primary driver of spending
Akshay Warrier +4 more
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Characterizing a Department's Transition to Intracapsular Tonsillectomy: A Mixed Methods Analysis
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This study evaluated a single institution's transition from total to intracapsular tonsillectomy (IT) by employing an explanatory mixed methods model. Patients undergoing IT experienced reduced rates of 30‐day emergency department visits, admissions, and secondary hemorrhage requiring return to the operating room. Five themes were identified in surgeon
Erin Ling +20 more
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It Takes Two to Tango: The Interplay of Partners' Communicated Perspective-Taking, Positive Relational Experience During Conflict and Relationship Satisfaction in Young Adult Couples. [PDF]
J Marital Fam TherEmond M +4 more
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Hearing Preservation Rates After Cochlear Implantation Using Soft Surgery Techniques
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To determine if hearing preservation rates after cochlear implantation varied over time with soft surgery techniques. Methods The hearing preservation rate over time in adult cochlear implant patients over 10 years was analyzed. The association between hearing preservation rate and sex, age, perioperative steroid dose, and type of ...
Tina C. Huang, Scott Lunos
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Efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy combined with conventional physical therapy for chronic low back pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. [PDF]
Front PhysiolQiao Z +8 more
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Silk–Hyaluronic Acid Laryngoplasty Outcomes: An Independent Tertiary Center Experience
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Silk–hyaluronic acid (silk‐HA) injection laryngoplasty demonstrated favorable voice outcomes for glottic insufficiency in an independent tertiary academic voice center experience. In a within‐patient comparison, silk‐HA showed comparable efficacy to prior HA injection, with 79.3% of patients reporting partial to significant improvement.
Benjamin Wajsberg +9 more
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Benchmark-Outcome Separation in Federal Independent Dispute Resolution: A Descriptive Analysis of Qualifying Payment Amount and Adjudicated Payment in Complex Repair Claims. [PDF]
CureusKlapper AM +4 more
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