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March 2021, Vol 147, No. 3, Pages 228-304

Viewpoint

Inclusive Excellence—Raising the Standards for Consensus Statements

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):229-230. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4868

This Viewpoint discusses points of consideration in developing consensus statements for best practices.

The Pure-Tone Average as a Universal Metric—Knowing Your Hearing

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):230-231. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4862

This Viewpoint addresses the lack of a common metric for describing hearing and suggests pure-tone average as a standardized option.

Original Investigation

Early Intervention for the Treatment of Acute Laryngeal Injury After Intubation

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):232-237. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4517

This cohort study compares functional outcomes between early and late intervention for patients with intubation-related laryngeal injury.

Early Outcomes From Early Tracheostomy for Patients With COVID-19

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):239-244. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4837

This cohort study assesses outcomes from early tracheostomy in the airway management of patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation.

Association Between Communicative Participation and Psychosocial Factors in Patients With Voice Disorders

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):245-252. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4956

This cross-sectional study examines the associations between communicative participation and vocal impairment, psychosocial distress, and voice-specific perceived control among patients with a variety of voice disorders.

Use of Diagnostic Testing and Intervention for Sensorineural Hearing Loss in US Children From 2008 to 2018

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):253-260. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5030

This cross-sectional study identifies factors that are associated with disparities in diagnostic workup and intervention of pediatric sensorineural hearing loss.

Assessment of Parental Choice Predisposition for Tonsillectomy in Children

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):263-270. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5031

This cohort study identifies predictors of parent choice predisposition for surgical treatment of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing with tonsillectomy in children.

Diagnostic Value of Patient-Reported and Clinically Tested Olfactory Dysfunction in a Population Screened for COVID-19

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):271-279. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5074

This diagnostic study conducted in a coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) screening center of a tertiary university hospital assesses the diagnostic value of self-reported and clinically evaluated olfactory dysfunction and gustatory dysfunction in outpatients with mild to moderate or no COVID-19 symptoms.

Individual Differences in Speech Recognition Changes After Cochlear Implantation

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):280-286. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5094

This cross-sectional study assesses changes in preoperative aided vs postoperative speech recognition scores for individual patients when considering the measurement error for each speech recognition test.

Socioeconomic Disparities in Patient Use of Telehealth During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Surge

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):287-295. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5161

This cohort study assesses demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with patient participation in telehealth visits during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Invited Commentary

Acute Laryngeal Injury After Intubation—Does Wait and See Mean Wait and Scar?

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):237-238. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4541

Just Do It—Everyone Should Follow the Guidelines

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):261-262. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5077
Clinical Challenge

Radiology

Spontaneous Cervical Swelling

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):296-297. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5150

A 56-year-old man presents with bilateral neck swelling that had developed over 24 hours along with a rash. What is your diagnosis?

Radiology

Acute Airway Obstruction in a Patient Being Treated With Anticoagulation Therapy

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):298-299. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5172

A 71-year-old man presented to the emergency department with dyspnea, dysphonia, dysphagia, and neck swelling. What is your diagnosis?

Research Letter

Safe and Efficient Performance of Open Tracheostomies in Patients With COVID-19—The Fenestrated Technique

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):301-302. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4432

This case series demonstrates a fenestrated technique of tracheostomy that minimizes aerosolization risks by reducing risk of accidental decannulation and stomal infections while creating a tight seal around the tracheostomy tube.

Comment & Response

Some Possible Confounders in Study of Patient Age and Progression of Low-risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):302-303. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4846

Some Possible Confounders in Study of Patient Age and Progression of Low-risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma—Reply

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):303-304. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4865
Correction

Errors in Table 2 and Table 3

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):304. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.0225
JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Masthead

JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):228. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.3514
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