2019
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update)—Executive Summary
Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, Friedman NR, Giordano T, Hildrew DM, Kim TW, Lloyd RM, Parikh SR, Shulman ST, Walner DL, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC. Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update)—Executive Summary. Otolaryngology 2019, 160: 187-205. PMID: 30921525, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818807917.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsObstructive sleep-disordered breathingKey action statementsRecurrent throat infectionSleep-disordered breathingGuideline update groupYears of ageObstructive sleep apneaThroat infectionsNeck Surgery FoundationQuality improvement opportunitiesGuideline updateSleep apneaMedical recordsUpdate groupOtolaryngology-HeadSurgical proceduresAmerican AcademyFollowing KASsNew clinical practice guidelinesSevere obstructive sleep apneaStrong recommendationsKAs 5Current guideline updateNew evidence profilesSingle intraoperative dose
2016
Development of an evidence-based decision pathway for vestibular schwannoma treatment options
Linkov F, Valappil B, McAfee J, Goughnour SL, Hildrew DM, McCall AA, Linkov I, Hirsch B, Snyderman C. Development of an evidence-based decision pathway for vestibular schwannoma treatment options. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2016, 38: 57-64. PMID: 27780583, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2016.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVestibular schwannomaGroup of patientsPost-operative symptomsEvidence-based dataPittsburgh Medical CenterEffectiveness of treatmentQuality of lifeComplex medical problemsHealth care systemTreatment Decision Support SystemVS patientsTreatment optionsTreatment pathwaysTreatment decisionsMedical CenterClinical informationTreatment selectionFocus groupsSide effectsPatient valuesPatientsPatient feedbackClinical investigatorsTreatment alternativesMedical problems