Otolaryngology/Head and Neck (all articles)
Italian Consensus for the Classification and Reporting of Thyroid Cytology: The Risk of Malignancy Between Indeterminate Lesions at Low or High Risk
30 Mar, 2019 | 17:55h | UTC
Evidence Review: Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for Everything that Bleeds?
27 Mar, 2019 | 05:56h | UTCTranexamic Acid (TXA) for Everything that Bleeds? – REBEL EM (free)
Related: Meta-analysis – Tranexamic acid: is it about time? (free study and commentaries) AND Randomized Controlled Trial: Tranexamic Acid for Hyperacute Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage (free) AND Systematic Review: Tranexamic Acid for Patients with Epistaxis (free) AND Systematic Review: Antifibrinolytic drugs for treating primary postpartum haemorrhage (free) AND WHO Recommendation on Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (free) AND Effect of early tranexamic acid administration on mortality, hysterectomy, and other morbidities in women with post-partum haemorrhage (free) AND Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (landmark trial on the subject)
Consensus Statement: Ethanol Ablation of the Thyroid Nodules
24 Mar, 2019 | 20:42h | UTC
Surgical Consensus Guidelines on Sentinel Node Biopsy (SNB) in Patients with Oral Cancer
24 Mar, 2019 | 20:43h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Thyroidectomy vs. Medical Management for Euthyroid Patients with Hashimoto Disease and Persisting Symptoms
12 Mar, 2019 | 17:28h | UTCThyroidectomy Versus Medical Management for Euthyroid Patients With Hashimoto Disease and Persisting Symptoms: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Thyroidectomy Seems to Improve Quality of Life in Hashimoto Disease – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Thyroidectomy more effective than medication for Hashimoto disease with persisting symptoms – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
“Results are applicable only to a subgroup of patients with Hashimoto disease, and follow-up was limited to 18 months.”
Choosing Wisely: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question in Otolaryngology – Rhinology
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:27h | UTCChoosing Wisely Canada: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question in Otolaryngology – Rhinology – Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
ASCO Guideline: Management of the Neck in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:06h | UTC
Review: Pathology of the Carotid Space
6 Mar, 2019 | 19:59h | UTCPathology of the carotid space – Insights into Imaging (free)
Clinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:23h | UTCClinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children – Current Allergy and Asthma Reports (free for a limited period)
Note: if the above link is paywalled, try this one
Related Guideline: Clinical Consensus Statement: Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)
Study: Diagnostic Performance of Practice Guidelines for Thyroid Nodules
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:40h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (free) AND Ultrasonography Diagnosis and Imaging-Based Management of Thyroid Nodules: Revised Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology Consensus Statement and Recommendations (free) AND ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee (free)
New WHO Standard Aims to Prevent Hearing Loss Among 1.1 Billion Young People
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:12h | UTCNews Release: New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people – World Health Organization (free)
Report: Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)
Toolkit: Toolkit for safe listening devices and systems – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)
Study: Association of Thyrotropin Suppression with Survival Outcomes in Patients With Intermediate- and High-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
10 Feb, 2019 | 13:59h | UTCCommentary: Study Evaluates Thyroid Hormone Suppression For High Risk Thyroid Cancer – MedicalResearch.com (free)
“This study provides the justification for a randomized trial.”
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children
7 Feb, 2019 | 01:09h | UTCTonsillectomy in Children (Update) – American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)
News Release: Tonsillectomy in children: Update to guidelines for treating and managing care (free)
Commentaries: Updated Pediatric Tonsillectomy Guidelines Stress Watchful Waiting – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Guideline urges physicians to stop prescribing antibiotics, codeine for tonsillectomies – Healio (free registration required)
Guideline: Adult Outpatients with Acute Cough Due to Suspected Pneumonia or Influenza
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:56h | UTCSee other recently published CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in specific populations: Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms (free) AND Clinically Diagnosing Pertussis-associated Cough in Adults and Children (free) AND Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold (free) AND Cough Due to TB and Other Chronic Infections (free) AND Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND Cough in the athlete (free) AND Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free) AND Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis (free)
Appropriateness Criteria for Surgery in the Management of Adult Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:40h | UTC
Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Reported Risks and Controversies
9 Jan, 2019 | 16:40h | UTCRelated: Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging Concerns (free reviews) AND Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors (free guidelines and reviews)
NCCN Guideline: Thyroid Carcinoma
9 Jan, 2019 | 09:56h | UTC
Systematic Review: Tranexamic Acid for Patients with Epistaxis
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:33h | UTCTranexamic acid for patients with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis) – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Tranexamic acid to help treat nosebleeds (epistaxis) – Cochrane Library (free)
Consensus Statement: Multidisciplinary Workflow Algorithms for the Evaluation and Management of Thyroid Nodules
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:20h | UTC
Guideline: Sentinel Lymph Node Localization in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:55h | UTC
Systematic Review: Impact of Goiter and Thyroid Surgery on Esophageal Dysfunction
7 Dec, 2018 | 01:09h | UTC
Why the World is Becoming More Allergic to Food
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:58h | UTCWhy the world is becoming more allergic to food – BBC (free)
Carotid Blowout Syndrome: Modern Trends in Management
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:48h | UTCCarotid blowout syndrome: modern trends in management – Cancer Management and Research (free)
Review: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in the Elderly
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:46h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Oral Steroids for Hearing Loss Associated with Otitis Media with Effusion in Children
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:26h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts