Cummings Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery E-Book: Head and Neck Surgery, 3-Volume Set (OTOLARYNGOLOGY (CUMMINGS))

Now in its 6th edition, "Cummings Otolaryngology" remains the world's most detailed and trusted source for superb guidance on all facets of head and neck surgery. Completely updated with the latest minimally invasive procedures, new clinical photographs, line drawings, and new surgical videos, this latest edition equips you to implement all the newest discoveries, techniques, and technologies that are shaping patient outcomes. Be certain with expert, dependable, accurate answers for every stage of your career from the most comprehensive, multi-disciplinary text in the field!

Now in its 6th edition, Cummings Otolaryngology remains the world's most detailed and trusted source for superb guidance on all facets of head and neck surgery. Completely updated with the latest minimally invasive procedures, new clinical photographs, and line drawings, this latest edition equips you to implement all the newest discoveries, techniques, and technologies that are shaping patient outcomes. Be certain with expert, dependable, accurate answers for every stage of your career from the most comprehensive, multi-disciplinary text in the field!

• Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability.
• Overcome virtually any clinical challenge with detailed, expert coverage of every area of head and neck surgery, authored by hundreds of leading luminaries in the field.
• Experience clinical scenarios with vivid clarity through a heavily illustrated, full-color format which includes approximately 3,200 images and over 40 high quality procedural videos.
• Get truly diverse perspectives and worldwide best practices from a multi-disciplinary team of contributors and editors comprised of the world’s leading experts.

• Glean all essential, up-to-date, need-to-know information. All chapters have been meticulously updated; several extensively revised with new images, references, and content.
• Stay at the forefront of your field with the most updated information on minimally-invasive surgical approaches to the entire skull base, vestibular implants and vestibular management involving intratympanic and physical therapy-based approaches, radiosurgical treatment of posterior fossa and skull base neoplasms, and intraoperative monitoring of cranial nerve and CNS function.
• Apply the latest treatment options in pediatric care with new chapters on pediatric sleep disorders, pediatric infectious disease, and evaluation and management of the infant airway.
• Find what you need faster through a streamlined format, reorganized chapters, and a color design that expedites reference.
• Manage many of the most common disorders with treatment options derived from their genetic basis.
• Assess real-world effectiveness and costs associated with emergent technologies and surgical approaches introduced to OHNS over the past 10 years.
• Incorporate recent findings about endoscopic, microscopic, laser, surgically-implantable, radiosurgical, neurophysiological monitoring, MR- and CT-imaging, and other timely topics that now define contemporary operative OHNS.

Vol. I Front cover IFC_Vol. 1 Half title page Contents Breakdown Cummings Otolaryngology Copyright page In Memoriam Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Table of Contents Video Contents I Measuring Outcomes and Performance 1 Outcomes Research Key Points History Key Terms and Concepts Bias and Confounding Assessment of Baseline Definition of Disease. Disease Severity. Comorbidity. Assessment of Treatment Control Groups. Assessment of Outcomes Efficacy. Effectiveness. Fundamentals of Study Design Randomized Trial Observational Study Case-Control Study. Case Series and Expert OpinionOther Study Designs Grading of Evidence-Based Medicine Recommendations Measurement of Clinical Outcomes Psychometric Validation Categories of Outcomes Examples of Outcomes Measures Generic Scales Disease-Specific Scales Head and Neck Cancer. Otologic Disease. Rhinologic Disease. Pediatric Diseases. Voice. Sleep. Symptom Scales Summary and Future Directions Suggested Readings References 2 Interpreting Medical Data Key Points Seven Habits of Highly Effective Data Users Habit 1: Check Quality before Quantity. Habit 2: Describe before You AnalyzeHabit 3: Accept the Uncertainty of All Data Habit 4: Measure Error with the Right Statistical Test Habit 5: Put Clinical Importance before Statistical Significance Habit 6: Seek the Sample Source Habit 7: View Science as a Cumulative Process Popular Statistical Tests Used by Otolaryngologists t Test Description Interpretation Precautions Analysis of Variance Description Interpretation Precautions Contingency Tables Description Interpretation Precautions Survival Analysis Description Interpretation Precautions. Multivariate (Regression) ProceduresDescription Interpretation Precautions Nonparametric Tests Description Interpretation Precautions Common Statistical Deceptions Surgical Satisfaction Swindle Standard Error Switcheroo Small Sample Whitewash Post Hoc P Values Multiple P Value Phenomenon Selective Analysis of Results Powerless Equalities Paired Data Proliferation Understanding Sample Size Importance of Principles Suggested Readings References 3 Evidence-Based Performance Measurement Key Points Motivation for Physician Performance Measurement. What is Quality, and Who Defines It?Process of Building a Coherent System of Performance Measurement Engaging in Development of Performance Measures Aggregating Demand for Performance Measurement Unifying the Response to the Demand for Performance Measurement Quality-Based or Value-Based Purchasing Medical Professionalism: the Physician-Patient Relationship Stakeholder Roles in Defining and Implementing Quality Improvement and Measurement Activity Interface Between Physician Education and Performance Measurement Board Certification and Maintenance of Certification. Now in its 6th edition, Cummings Otolaryngology remains the world's most detailed and trusted source for superb guidance on all facets of head and neck surgery. Completely updated with the latest minimally invasive procedures, new clinical photographs, and line drawings, this latest edition equips you to implement all the newest discoveries, techniques, and technologies that are shaping patient outcomes. Be certain with expert, dependable, accurate answers for every stage of your career from the most comprehensive, multi-disciplinary text in the field! Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Overcome virtually any clinical challenge with detailed, expert coverage of every area of head and neck surgery, authored by hundreds of leading luminaries in the field. Experience clinical scenarios with vivid clarity through a heavily illustrated, full-color format which includes approximately 3,200 images and over 40 high quality procedural videos. Get truly diverse perspectives and worldwide best practices from a multi-disciplinary team of contributors and editors comprised of the world's leading experts. Glean all essential, up-to-date, need-to-know information. All chapters have been meticulously updated; several extensively revised with new images, references, and content. Stay at the forefront of your field with the most updated information on minimally-invasive surgical approaches to the entire skull base, vestibular implants and vestibular management involving intratympanic and physical therapy-based approaches, radiosurgical treatment of posterior fossa and skull base neoplasms, and intraoperative monitoring of cranial nerve and CNS function. Apply the latest treatment options in pediatric care with new chapters on pediatric sleep disorders, pediatric infectious disease, and evaluation and management of the infant airway. Find what you need faster through a streamlined format, reorganized chapters, and a color design that expedites reference. Manage many of the most common disorders with treatment options derived from their genetic basis. Assess real-world effectiveness and costs associated with emergent technologies and surgical approaches introduced to OHNS over the past 10 years. Incorporate recent findings about endoscopic, microscopic, laser, surgically-implantable, radiosurgical, neurophysiological monitoring, MR- and CT-imaging, and other timely topics that now define contemporary operative OHNS. Take it with you anywhere! With Expert Consult, you'll have access the full text, video clips, and more online, and as an eBook - at no additional cost! [edited By] Paul W. Flint, Bruce H. Haughey, Valerie Lund, John K. Niparko, K. Thomas Robbins, J. Regan Thomas, Marci M. Lesperance. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cummings Otolaryngology, Sixth Edition (2015) 1347pp. 978-0-323-27820-1