2020
A novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process using transoral surgery for oropharyngeal cancer in ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Trial E3311
Ferris RL, Flamand Y, Holsinger FC, Weinstein GS, Quon H, Mehra R, Garcia JJ, Hinni ML, Gross ND, Sturgis EM, Duvvuri U, Méndez E, Ridge JA, Magnuson JS, Higgins KA, Patel MR, Smith RB, Karakla DW, Kupferman ME, Malone JP, Judson BL, Richmon J, Boyle JO, Bayon R, O'Malley BW, Ozer E, Thomas GR, Koch WM, Bell RB, Saba NF, Li S, Sigurdson ER, Burtness B. A novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process using transoral surgery for oropharyngeal cancer in ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Trial E3311. Oral Oncology 2020, 110: 104797. PMID: 32679405, PMCID: PMC7771718, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHumansMiddle AgedOropharyngeal NeoplasmsProspective StudiesQuality Assurance, Health CareRobotic Surgical ProceduresSurgeonsConceptsOropharyngeal cancerTransoral surgeryOropharyngeal bleedingPositive marginsTransoral resectionGrade III/IVSurgical oncology trialsPost-operative therapySurgical quality assuranceSurgical pathology reportsFinal pathologic marginsMulti-institutional dataPathologic marginsBleeding rateClinical trialsPathology reportsLower incidenceOngoing quality assuranceOncology trialsSurgical expertiseMeticulous evaluationSurgeon expertiseTransoral headPatientsSurgery
2018
Upfront surgery versus definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with human Papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer
Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Yarbrough WG, Contessa JN, Decker R, Mehra S, Judson BL, Burtness B, Husain Z. Upfront surgery versus definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with human Papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer. Oral Oncology 2018, 79: 64-70. PMID: 29598952, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabasePrimary surgeryOverall survivalAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyDefinitive chemoradiotherapyUpfront surgerySurgical patientsHuman papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaPropensity score-matched analysisOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerCox proportional hazards regressionMultivariable Cox regressionNon-private insuranceInferior overall survivalMargin-negative resectionSquamous cell cancerProportional hazards regressionSquamous cell carcinomaLog-rank testChi-square testClinicopathologic predictorsSimilar OSSurgery patientsTrimodal therapy
2012
Promoting Safe Swallowing When Puree is Swallowed Without Aspiration but Thin Liquid is Aspirated: Nectar is Enough
Leder SB, Judson BL, Sliwinski E, Madson L. Promoting Safe Swallowing When Puree is Swallowed Without Aspiration but Thin Liquid is Aspirated: Nectar is Enough. Dysphagia 2012, 28: 58-62. PMID: 22736260, DOI: 10.1007/s00455-012-9412-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSwallow testingSuccessful swallowingDysphagic patientsSafe swallowingThin liquidsTertiary care teaching hospitalThin liquid consistencyReferral-based sampleCommon compensatory strategyConsecutive inpatientsNeurological statusAspiration eventsOral alimentationStudy criteriaPatient preferencesPharyngeal dysphagiaSpecific subsetTeaching hospitalInclusion criteriaSwallow safetyPharyngeal swallowCare providersModified DietPatientsPuree consistency