Increasing Utilization of Sedation for Prostate Biopsies: National Trends, Predictors, and Patient Cost.

Objective: To describe national trends, predictors, insurance, and patient costs associated with sedation use during prostate biopsies.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Merative Marketscan Database from 2016 to 2021. Men undergoing prostate biopsy were identified using CPT codes.

Penile Prosthesis Implantation After Radical Prostatectomy in the United States.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to describe national trends in the use of penile prosthesis implantation (PPI) after radical prostatectomy, median time to implantation postoperatively, and the predictors of implantation in the United States.

Methods: The MarketScan Commercial and Medicare Claims Database was used to identify men who underwent radical prostatectomy between January 2012 and December 2021. Included participants were analyzed for postoperative PPI.

Impact of Preoperative Povidone Nasal Swab on the Incidence of Surgical Site Infection: An Observational Study.

Objectives: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common hospital-acquired infections in the United States, of which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureu s (MRSA) accounts for 43%. Preoperative povidone-iodine nasal swab (PNS) is considered an effective and cost-saving treatment for Staphylococcus aureu s decolonization. We aim to assess the impact of preoperative PNS on SSI incidence.

Current Diagnostics and management of submandibular space schwannoma: a systematic review.

Background: Submandibular space schwannomas (SSS) are rare tumors originating from the neural sheath in the submandibular region with varied prognoses.

Objective: The primary objective was to evaluate the current diagnostic and management outcomes of SSS.

Material And Methods: PubMed, Embase, Science Direct, and Web of Science were reviewed for articles from inception through January 2025.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Causes for Reoperation and Reintervention Following Bariatric Surgery.

Background: Obesity is an epidemic that affects individuals of all races. Literature reports reoperation rates from 0.1 to 6.

Statin use trajectories postbariatric surgery: a matched cohort analysis.

Background: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most durable treatment of obesity and can reduce statin use.

Objective: We compare statin use trajectories in patients with and without MBS.

Methods: Adults with a body mass index ≥ 35kg/m were identified using a U.

Predictors for Development of Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Transplant Recipients.

Objectives: Studies suggest that transplant patients are at a higher risk of developing chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). However, there is a dearth of studies describing the factors that may be linked to the development of CRS in this population. Our objective is to identify the risk factors associated with the development of CRS in transplant recipients.

The impact of cadaveric donor transplant on the development of chronic rhinosinusitis and recalcitrant disease.

The study found a higher incidence of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and recalcitrant CRS in cadaveric organ transplant recipients compared to those receiving living donor transplants. Recipients of cadaveric transplants were 1.32 times more likely to develop CRS and 1.

Laryngeal chondromas: Current knowledge and future directions.

Objective: Cartilaginous tumors of the larynx are rare, representing less than 1% of all laryngeal tumors. Chondromas are benign mesenchymal tumors characterized by a slow-paced growth, primarily originated in the cricoid cartilage, followed by the thyroid, arytenoid, and epiglottic cartilages. This scoping review aims to understand the extent of evidence on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, morbidity, and recurrence of the laryngeal chondroma (LC).