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Preferences in stapes surgery among American otological society otologists

OBJECTIVE: Stapes surgery is technically challenging, yet its methodology is not standardized. We aim to elucidate preferences in stapes surgery among American Otological Society (AOS) otologists and determine if any common practice patterns exist. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study via emailed que...

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Autores principales: Liu, Yuan F., Gupta, Avigeet, Nguyen, Shaun A., Lambert, Paul R., Jung, Timothy T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: KeAi Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7221209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32426705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wjorl.2019.12.001
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author Liu, Yuan F.
Gupta, Avigeet
Nguyen, Shaun A.
Lambert, Paul R.
Jung, Timothy T.
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Nguyen, Shaun A.
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description OBJECTIVE: Stapes surgery is technically challenging, yet its methodology is not standardized. We aim to elucidate preferences in stapes surgery among American Otological Society (AOS) otologists and determine if any common practice patterns exist. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study via emailed questionnaire. SETTING: Surgery centers. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Members of the AOS were an emailed a survey to quantify variables including surgical volume, anesthetic preference, laser use, type of procedure, footplate sealing technique, antibiotic use, and trainee participation. RESULTS: Most otologists (71%) performed 2 to 5 stapes surgeries per month under general anesthesia (69%) with stapedotomy (71%) as the preferred procedure. Most (56%) used the rosette method of laser stapedotomy with manual pick debris removal for footplate fenestration. Either the handheld potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser (40%) or handheld carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser (33%) was used. The heat-activated memory hook (51%) was the preferred prosthesis. Footplate sealing method was variable, as was antibiotic use among respondents. Trainee participation was limited, as 42% of otologists allowed residents to place the prosthesis, and fewer allowed residents to crimp the prosthesis, and laser or drill the footplate. Surgeons with higher surgical volume (≥ 6 surgeries per month) demonstrated the following statistically significant correlations: footplate fenestration with laser in a rosette pattern and pick for debris removal (r(s) = −0.365, P = 0.014) and trainee participation with fellows only (r(s) = 0.341, P = 0.022). CONCLUSIONS: Trends in various surgical decisions showed a lack of consensus in all aspects of stapes surgery.
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spelling pubmed-72212092020-05-18 Preferences in stapes surgery among American otological society otologists Liu, Yuan F. Gupta, Avigeet Nguyen, Shaun A. Lambert, Paul R. Jung, Timothy T. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg Research Paper OBJECTIVE: Stapes surgery is technically challenging, yet its methodology is not standardized. We aim to elucidate preferences in stapes surgery among American Otological Society (AOS) otologists and determine if any common practice patterns exist. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study via emailed questionnaire. SETTING: Surgery centers. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Members of the AOS were an emailed a survey to quantify variables including surgical volume, anesthetic preference, laser use, type of procedure, footplate sealing technique, antibiotic use, and trainee participation. RESULTS: Most otologists (71%) performed 2 to 5 stapes surgeries per month under general anesthesia (69%) with stapedotomy (71%) as the preferred procedure. Most (56%) used the rosette method of laser stapedotomy with manual pick debris removal for footplate fenestration. Either the handheld potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser (40%) or handheld carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser (33%) was used. The heat-activated memory hook (51%) was the preferred prosthesis. Footplate sealing method was variable, as was antibiotic use among respondents. Trainee participation was limited, as 42% of otologists allowed residents to place the prosthesis, and fewer allowed residents to crimp the prosthesis, and laser or drill the footplate. Surgeons with higher surgical volume (≥ 6 surgeries per month) demonstrated the following statistically significant correlations: footplate fenestration with laser in a rosette pattern and pick for debris removal (r(s) = −0.365, P = 0.014) and trainee participation with fellows only (r(s) = 0.341, P = 0.022). CONCLUSIONS: Trends in various surgical decisions showed a lack of consensus in all aspects of stapes surgery. KeAi Publishing 2020-02-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7221209/ /pubmed/32426705 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wjorl.2019.12.001 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Gupta, Avigeet
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Lambert, Paul R.
Jung, Timothy T.
Preferences in stapes surgery among American otological society otologists
title Preferences in stapes surgery among American otological society otologists
title_full Preferences in stapes surgery among American otological society otologists
title_fullStr Preferences in stapes surgery among American otological society otologists
title_full_unstemmed Preferences in stapes surgery among American otological society otologists
title_short Preferences in stapes surgery among American otological society otologists
title_sort preferences in stapes surgery among american otological society otologists
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7221209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32426705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wjorl.2019.12.001
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