Anita Sulibhavi

KOL Index score: 5794

PURPOSE: As imaging technology improves and more thyroid nodules and malignancies are identified, it is important to recognize factors associated with malignancy and poor prognosis. Vitamin D has proven useful as a prognostic tool for other cancers and may be similarly useful in thyroid cancer. This study explores the relationship of Vitamin D to papillary thyroid carcinoma stage while accounting for socioeconomic covariates.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The medical records of all patients who ...

KOL Index score: 3028

BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of prognostic factors for patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing operations. We investigated the prognostic role of preoperative complete blood count values in patients with stage I NSCLC patients undergoing operations.

METHODS: A retrospective medical record review was performed of patients who underwent operations for stage I NSCLC between 2000 and 2015. Patients who died within 30 days of the operations were excluded. The ...

KOL Index score: 2631

OBJECTIVE: To determine international surgeon practice patterns for transient postoperative hypocalcemia in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy.

METHODS: All member surgeons of the American Thyroid Association and the International Association of Thyroid Surgeons were contacted via email to complete a 20-question survey which included both questions about demographic information and preventing and managing postoperative hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy. Univariate analysis was ...

KOL Index score: 1105

OBJECTIVE: The gender balance within medicine, and specifically within otolaryngology, is equalizing. It is important to determine the factors that impact the distribution of female residents among otolaryngology programs in the United States to better understand factors that may affect these changing trends.

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective Study.

METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis was performed using data from 2018 of otolaryngology residents at 90 programs across the United States. Each ...

KOL Index score: 495

OBJECTIVES: Review the pediatric otolaryngology literature to 1) identify studies in which children completed patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures and 2) appraise the psychometric quality and validity of these PROs as they apply to pediatrics.

METHODS: In October 2016, a systematic review was performed by two reviewers on PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE for all otolaryngology-related studies that utilized PROs in children. Inclusion criteria included articles that required children (age<18) ...