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Dynamic Prognostic Nutritional Index With Circulating Tumor DNA Predicts Survival in Localized Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives To evaluate the prognostic significance of baseline and longitudinal changes in prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and to assess the complementary prognostic value of PNI with tumor burden measured by circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA).
Alex Horowitz, Claire Shen, Dominic J. Vitello, Madison Cox, Amy Wells, Krishay Sridalla, David J. Bentrem, Qiang Zhang, Ishan Roy, Akhil Chawla   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Joint‐specific measures improve risk adjustment in total knee arthroplasty: A machine learning approach

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Accurate risk adjustment in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is essential for outcome prediction and quality assessment. Most existing prediction models rely solely on patient demographics and comorbidities and do not account for joint‐specific pathology.
Dirk Müller, Amna Gillani, Michael T. Hirschmann, Igor Lazic, Florian Hinterwimmer, Anabel Arber, Florian Krüger, Georg Matziolis, Rüdiger von Eisenhart‐Rothe   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access in all areas? A round-up of developments in market access and health technology assessment: part 13

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
In this update we cover the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal announced in December 2025, which includes NICE’s first major cost-effectiveness threshold increase in over two decades.
Sreeram V Ramagopalan, Annie Jullien Pannelay   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Foundation Position Statement on the Management of Adults With RRP

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective With regulatory approval of HPV‐specific immunotherapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) and growing experience with systemic bevacizumab, a management algorithm incorporating these medical treatments is warranted. Data Sources and Methods RRP Foundation (RRPF) Key Opinion Leaders offer a proposed management algorithm ...
Simon R. Best, Aaron D. Friedman, Clark A. Rosen, Robert T. Sataloff, Laura A. Matrka, H. Steven Sims, David E. Rosow, Nabil F. Saba, David G. Lott, Adam M. Klein, Ted Mau, Milan R. Amin, Kathryn A. Wikenheiser‐Brokamp, Scott M. Norberg, Kim McClellan, Geoffrey D. Young, Clint T. Allen, on behalf of the Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Foundation   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medicaid, Managed Care, and Kids. 12th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy [PDF]

This policy brief talks about what managed care for Medicaid is, how it influences kids, and how it relates to the State Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Deborah A. Freund
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Assessment of Hearing Health Among Adults in Rural Health Clinics

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Rural health clinics are a critical healthcare system tasked with improving health in rural communities. This study recruited 403 adults from 10 rural healthcare clinics throughout rural Kentucky, mostly within Appalachia, to screen for hearing loss and evaluate the utilization of diagnostic hearing healthcare and found that 70% of participants ...
Mit A. Patel, David Adkins, Laura Bellnier, Anthony Mahairas, Matthew L. Bush   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Trends and Risk Factors for Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
From 2016 to 2023, inpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) volume declined 52.2% while postoperative dysphagia rates increased 11.4% annually. Analysis of 496,425 cases demonstrated that dysphagia risk varied markedly by surgical indication, with cervical diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, cervical spine fracture, and ...
Caryn J. Ha, Sraavya G. Anne, Sara Morgan, Fadar Oliver Otite, Kenneth Yan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neighborhood Deprivation and Voice and Reflux Symptom Burden in a Tertiary Laryngology Cohort

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The voice handicap index‐10 (VHI‐10) and reflux symptoms index (RSI) are validated, patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) commonly used in laryngology to assess the subjective impact of voice disorders and severity of symptoms associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux, respectively.
Sandra Stinnett, Shirley X. Liu, Katie M. Carlson, Leah Helou, Libby Smith, Chloe Santa Maria, Angela L. Mazul   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Care Guideline Implementation of Nebulized Tranexamic Acid in Post‐Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
In our quality initiative, we demonstrated how clinical care guidelines can be used as a strategy to implement tranexamic acid treatment of post‐tonsillectomy hemorrhage. High rates of algorithm adherence were observed with an associated reduction in need for operative control of hemorrhage.
Jennifer Lavin, Kathleen Billings, Alyssa Smith, Krupa Patel, Jaqueline Corboy, Inbal Hazkani   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Shahid Iqbal, Daniel Bu, Ryan Bartholomew, Daniel J. Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source