2020
Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States
Jacobs D, Torabi SJ, Gibson C, Rahmati R, Mehra S, Judson BL. Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States. Otolaryngology 2020, 163: 947-955. PMID: 32539533, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820927699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseEndoscopic thyroid surgeryRobotic thyroid surgeryThyroid surgeryOpen surgeryRobotic approachNational utilization trendsUnplanned hospital readmissionMultivariable logistic regressionOutcomes of roboticsPostoperative mortalityWorse morbidityComplication rateHospital readmissionEndoscopic thyroidectomyMortality outcomesPositive marginsSurgical approachNational cohortCancer DatabasePatient outcomesEndoscopic approachRetrospective analysisSurgeryOpen approach
2019
Margins in Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Predictors, Outcomes, and the Endoscopic Approach
Torabi SJ, Spock T, Cardoso B, Chao J, Morse E, Manes RP, Judson BL. Margins in Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Predictors, Outcomes, and the Endoscopic Approach. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: e388-e396. PMID: 31755988, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSinonasal squamous cell carcinomaHigh-volume facilitiesNational Cancer DatabaseSquamous cell carcinomaPositive marginsOverall survivalSurgical approachMargin statusCell carcinomaEthmoid sinusEndoscopic approachMultivariable binary logistic regressionDecreased overall survivalHigher T stageBinary logistic regressionAdditional therapySelect patientsAdult patientsEndoscopic treatmentMultivariable analysisSurgical managementT stageTherapy administrationDifferentiated tumorsOpen surgeryIs robotic surgery an option for early T‐stage laryngeal cancer? Early nationwide results
Hanna J, Brauer PR, Morse E, Judson B, Mehra S. Is robotic surgery an option for early T‐stage laryngeal cancer? Early nationwide results. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: 1195-1201. PMID: 31233223, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransoral robotic surgeryTransoral laser microsurgeryAdjuvant radiationOpen surgerySupraglottic patientsOverall survivalCox regressionMargin statusMultivariable analysisSurgical approachLaryngeal cancerLaryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patientsSquamous cell carcinoma patientsEarly-stage laryngeal cancerRobotic surgeryMultivariable Cox regressionNational Cancer DatabaseCell carcinoma patientsRetrospective database analysisViable treatment optionTORS patientsPartial surgeryMultivariable logisticCarcinoma patientsNegative margins
2014
Intraoperative Vagus Nerve Monitoring: A Transnasal Technique during Skull Base Surgery
Schutt CA, Paskhover B, Judson BL. Intraoperative Vagus Nerve Monitoring: A Transnasal Technique during Skull Base Surgery. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2014, 76: 087-089. PMID: 25844292, PMCID: PMC4375050, DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1390404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkull base surgeryNerve monitoringEndotracheal tubeOpen skull base surgeryDouble mandibular osteotomyPostoperative nerve deficitVagus nerve functionIntraoperative nerve stimulationMain outcome measuresDissection of tumorsVagal nerve monitoringMinor epistaxisOral nervesNerve deficitsNerve functionNerve preservationNerve stimulationPreservation surgeryVagus nerveTube placementSubjective symptomsSurgical approachSurgical exposureIntraoperative monitoringTranscervical approach