2024
The “mini-extended” nasoseptal flap for reconstruction of sella to planum skull base defects
Rimmer R, Manes R, Omay S. The “mini-extended” nasoseptal flap for reconstruction of sella to planum skull base defects. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2024, 45: 104437. PMID: 39102763, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Variable are Patient Comorbidity Profiles Among Practicing Otolaryngologists?
Torabi S, Hong E, Patel R, Nguyen T, Huck N, Khosravi P, Manes R, Kuan E. How Variable are Patient Comorbidity Profiles Among Practicing Otolaryngologists? Otolaryngology 2024 PMID: 38738928, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHierarchical Condition CategoriesAssociated with decreased oddsPatient's comorbidity profileRisk scoreHierarchical condition category risk scoresHigh-risk patient populationPatient populationComorbidity profilesHealth inequalitiesAcademic settingsPhysician characteristicsCommunity settingsRural settingsTreated cohort of patientsGroup of otolaryngologistsMedicare patientsCondition categoriesGraduation yearComorbidity burdenCohort of patientsUrban settingsIncreased riskPracticing otolaryngologistsPractice regionSubgroup analysisMedicare volume and reimbursement trends in lingual and hyoid procedures for obstructive sleep apnea
Torabi S, Tsang C, Patel R, Nguyen T, Manes R, Kuan E, Trask D. Medicare volume and reimbursement trends in lingual and hyoid procedures for obstructive sleep apnea. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2024, 45: 104361. PMID: 38729015, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTaste dysfunction after endoscopic endonasal resection of olfactory groove meningioma: Case series and review of the literature
Fecker A, Studer M, Manes R, Omay S, Detwiller K, Smith T, Andersen P, Sanusi O, Collins K, Geltzeiler M, Rimmer R. Taste dysfunction after endoscopic endonasal resection of olfactory groove meningioma: Case series and review of the literature. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2024, 45: 104302. PMID: 38678798, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResection of olfactory groove meningiomasOlfactory groove meningiomasEndoscopic endonasal resectionMinority of patientsSense of tasteTaste changesSeverity of symptomsOlfactory dysfunctionTaste dysfunctionMedian timeCase seriesClinical characteristicsOlfactory functionPatient counselingPatientsSense of smellAssociated with lateralizationResectionMeningiomasSurgeryDysfunctionRated severityNeoplasmsSurvey responsesAgeusiaMedicaid Acceptance Varies by Physician Seniority and Specialty in California
Torabi S, Nguyen T, Du A, Birkenbeuel J, Manes R, Kuan E. Medicaid Acceptance Varies by Physician Seniority and Specialty in California. Population Health Management 2024, 27: 185-191. PMID: 38629631, DOI: 10.1089/pop.2024.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedi-CalGraduation yearNational Provider IdentifierYear of graduationPhysician seniorityPhysician yearsEmergency medicineStratify physiciansProvider IdentifierMedicare providersCalifornia physiciansInternal medicineInsurance acceptancePhysiciansSpecialtyMedicareMedicaidGeneral surgeryInsuranceHighest percentAcceptanceGraduatesMedicineYearsRehabilitationRestarting Antithrombotic Therapies After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Systematic Review
Boyi T, Richmond R, Kayastha D, Manes R, Rimmer R. Restarting Antithrombotic Therapies After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Systematic Review. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2024, 133: 633-638. PMID: 38557289, DOI: 10.1177/00034894241245840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic sinus surgeryAntithrombotic therapySinus surgerySystematic reviewResumption of antithrombotic therapyRisk of perioperative hemorrhageFull-text reviewPreferred Reporting ItemsCase-control studyWeb of ScienceCINAHL databasesReporting ItemsIndependent reviewersUnique articlesPerioperative hemorrhageTherapy resumptionCohort studyAntiplatelet therapyInclusion criteriaPatient morbidityAntiplatelet agentsPrimary outcomeTherapySurgeryAntiplateletChatGPT for Automated Cross‐Checking of Authors' Conflicts of Interest Against Industry Payments
Safranek C, Liu C, Richmond R, Boyi T, Rimmer R, Manes R. ChatGPT for Automated Cross‐Checking of Authors' Conflicts of Interest Against Industry Payments. Otolaryngology 2024, 170: 1512-1518. PMID: 38488302, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuthor affiliationLanguage modelChatGPTManual verificationManually cross-checkedAuthor namesChronic rhinosinusitisMetadataNasal polyposisObservational studyRandom subsetAccuracyMedical publicationsRelevant articlesLabor-intensiveUS physiciansDatabaseQueryAuthor conflictsData extractionMedical research articlesResearch articlesMini-extended Nasoseptal Flap for Reconstruction of Sellar to Planum Sphenoidale Skull Base Defects
Rimmer R, Manes R, Omay B. Mini-extended Nasoseptal Flap for Reconstruction of Sellar to Planum Sphenoidale Skull Base Defects. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2024, 85: s1-s398. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1780449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in Medicare Reimbursements for Commonly Performed Laryngeal Procedures from 2000 to 2021
Patel R, Torabi S, Izreig S, Manes R. Trends in Medicare Reimbursements for Commonly Performed Laryngeal Procedures from 2000 to 2021. Otolaryngology 2024, 170: 1109-1116. PMID: 38219740, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesNon-facilityConsumer price indexInflation-adjusted dollarsLaryngeal proceduresLaryngeal surgeryMedicaid ServicesUnited States consumer price indexHospital systemHealthcare legislationMedicare reimbursementReimbursementReimbursement trendsOtolaryngology practiceField of laryngologyPrice indexUS dollarsStudy periodSurgeryInflationDollarsFacilities
2023
Treatment, Management, and Otolaryngology Consultation for Epistaxis in the Emergency Room: An Institutional Experience
Jacobs D, Wang V, Chao J, Manes R, Lee Y. Treatment, Management, and Otolaryngology Consultation for Epistaxis in the Emergency Room: An Institutional Experience. American Journal Of Rhinology And Allergy 2023, 38: 102-107. PMID: 38155492, DOI: 10.1177/19458924231223348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchENT consultationWhite patientsNeck surgeryOutside facilityCommon reasonPatient careRecent headMore white patientsRetrospective chart reviewEmergency department visitsNon-white patientsClinical care pathwayNonabsorbable packingAdult patientsChart reviewED visitsDepartment visitsED encountersOtolaryngology consultationED settingCare pathwayEmergency roomInstitutional experienceEpistaxisAbnormal anatomyA Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Analysis of Reimbursement Trends in Laryngology from 2000 to 2021
Xu J, Lorenz R, Mulligan K, Otteson T, Maronian N, Manes R, Lerner M, Bryson P. A Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Analysis of Reimbursement Trends in Laryngology from 2000 to 2021. The Laryngoscope 2023, 134: 247-256. PMID: 37436137, DOI: 10.1002/lary.30874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence and Reimbursement Trends for Facial Fracture Repair in the Elderly: A Medicare Analysis
Torabi S, An M, Birkenbeuel J, Lonergan A, Salehi P, Manes R, Azizzadeh B, Kuan E. Incidence and Reimbursement Trends for Facial Fracture Repair in the Elderly: A Medicare Analysis. The Laryngoscope 2023, 134: 659-665. PMID: 37366297, DOI: 10.1002/lary.30854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacial fracturesFracture repairSurgical repairIndividual fracture typesFacial fracture repairReimbursement trendsTotal Medicare reimbursementNonoperative managementPoor outcomeTMJ dislocationZygoma fracturesMandibular fracturesMedicare patientsMedicare populationMean reimbursementFracture typeMedicare analysisProcedure dataIncidenceMedicare reimbursementSignificant increaseRepairFracturesReimbursementTotal numberPortable MRI to assess optic chiasm decompression after endoscopic endonasal resection of sellar and suprasellar lesions.
Hong C, Lamsam L, Yadlapalli V, Parasuram N, Mazurek M, Chavva I, Lalwani D, Zabinska J, Schiff S, Manes R, Vining E, Rimmer R, Kimberly W, Sheth K, Omay S. Portable MRI to assess optic chiasm decompression after endoscopic endonasal resection of sellar and suprasellar lesions. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2023, 139: 1664-1670. PMID: 37347618, DOI: 10.3171/2023.5.jns23174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic endonasal surgeryOptic nerve decompressionEndonasal surgerySuprasellar lesionsNerve decompressionOptic chiasmThird ventricleConventional MRIOptic chiasm compressionEndoscopic endonasal resectionChiasm compressionPreoperative imagingSingle institutionEndonasal resectionMRI availabilityRoutine MRISignificant interrater reliabilitySuprasellar pathologiesSurgeryNeurosurgical oncologyLinear mixed-effects modelsPortable MRIPatientsMRIMixed-effects models3D printing for virtual surgical planning of nasoseptal flap skull‐base reconstruction: A proof‐of‐concept study
Kayastha D, Wiznia D, Manes R, Omay S, Khoury T, Rimmer R. 3D printing for virtual surgical planning of nasoseptal flap skull‐base reconstruction: A proof‐of‐concept study. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2023, 13: 2073-2075. PMID: 37026426, DOI: 10.1002/alr.23165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in clinical trials for olfactory dysfunction in the COVID‐19 era
Wang V, Abdou H, Sheth A, Manes R, Rimmer R. Trends in clinical trials for olfactory dysfunction in the COVID‐19 era. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2023, 13: 1958-1961. PMID: 36851905, DOI: 10.1002/alr.23144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImage guided dilation of sinus ostium in revision sinus surgery
Han J, Palmer J, Adappa N, Nachlas N, Chandra R, Jacobs J, Manes R, McKenzie K. Image guided dilation of sinus ostium in revision sinus surgery. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2023, 44: 103803. PMID: 36889144, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.103803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRevision sinus surgeryAdverse eventsSinus ostiumSinus surgeryUS clinical sitesOperative adverse eventsBalloon sinus dilationSphenoid sinus ostiumCardiac complicationsMulticenter studyMaxillary sinusSinus dilationSafety outcomesSinusClinical sitesEndoscopic photosPerformance endpointOstiumSurgeryDilation systemSurgeon's abilitySubjectsDirect causeDilationOutcomesSubdural empyema secondary to pansinusitis after coronavirus disease 2019 infection in an immunocompetent patient: illustrative case
Hong C, Prust M, Manes R, Rimmer R, Omay S. Subdural empyema secondary to pansinusitis after coronavirus disease 2019 infection in an immunocompetent patient: illustrative case. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2023, 5: case22525. PMID: 36806010, PMCID: PMC10550626, DOI: 10.3171/case22525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracranial infectionSubdural empyemaAntimicrobial therapyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infectionPolymerase chain reaction testingMultidisciplinary surgical managementRapid clinical improvementAggressive surgical approachDisease 2019 infectionFull clinical recoveryTime of presentationCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Clinical improvementClinical recoveryImmunocompetent patientsImmunocompetent maleSurgical managementSignificant complicationsSurgical approachDisease 2019Negative culturesPositive culturesHealthy individualsReaction testingAdverse Events Associated With Bioabsorbable Nasal Implants: A MAUDE Database Analysis
Wilkins S, Sheth A, Kayastha D, Abdou H, Salehi P, Citardi M, Manes R. Adverse Events Associated With Bioabsorbable Nasal Implants: A MAUDE Database Analysis. Otolaryngology 2023, 168: 1253-1257. PMID: 36939542, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsNasal implantsPotential long-term complicationsMAUDE Database AnalysisLong-term complicationsPain/discomfortUser Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) databaseNasal valve collapseSteroid injectionTreatment sequelaeStandardized reporting templateCommon symptomsAdverse reactionsPathologic analysisValve collapseImplant protrusionAdjacent tissuesMAUDE databaseDevice reportsReporting templateDatabase analysisBioabsorbable implantsComplicationsImplantsExperience database
2022
Trends in Billing and Medicare Reimbursement for In-Office Cerumen Removal by Otolaryngologists and Other Providers
Patel R, Torabi S, Kasle D, Kayastha D, Manes R. Trends in Billing and Medicare Reimbursement for In-Office Cerumen Removal by Otolaryngologists and Other Providers. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2022, 132: 410-416. PMID: 35894062, DOI: 10.1177/00034894221096980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced practice providersGeneral physiciansProvider typeCerumen removalMedicare reimbursementRural settingsTotal Medicare reimbursementRetrospective studyPractice providersMedicare Part BOtolaryngologistsNumber of otolaryngologistsBilling patternsNumber of providersPhysiciansProvider UtilizationPatientsReimbursementMedical practiceMedicare Utilization and Reimbursement Variation Between Rural and Urban Otolaryngologists
Patel R, Torabi S, Kayastha D, Kuan E, Manes R. Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement Variation Between Rural and Urban Otolaryngologists. Otolaryngology 2022, 168: 528-535. PMID: 35852873, DOI: 10.1177/01945998221113550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare patientsRetrospective cross-sectional studyPatient's comorbidity profileHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System codesNumber of patientsCross-sectional studyReimbursement variationComorbidity profilesPatient populationRisk scoreMedicare Provider UtilizationLarge urban settingUrban settingsOlder ageMore Medicare patientsPhysician populationPatientsPhysiciansComplexity of proceduresHCPCS codesProvider UtilizationReimbursement ratesOtolaryngologyRural practiceMedicare utilization