Evidence-Based Otolaryngology

Recognizing the clinician's need for quick access to a comprehensive and immediately useful presentation of evidence-
based material, the authors and editors have condensed the research on the most common otorhinolaryngological
complaints into this indispensable volume. Their unique approach color-codes the level of research backing each set of
evidence in order to make assessment of the evidence as quick and useful as possible. Each clinical problem is
presented with a "color key," letting the physician know the level of evidence available: green (high-level evidence),
yellow (low?moderate levels of evidence), or red (major disagreement or only minimal low-level evidence). The content
of each chapter is structured in the same manner so the reader quickly becomes accustomed to finding precisely the
information needed for each new case.

Featuring sections on general otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, pediatrics, and otology, Evidence-Based
Otolaryngology not only presents the research, but gives the clinician immediately applicable recommendations for
patient treatment.

1. Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine, Systematic Reviews, and Levels of Evidence.- 2. How to Use this Book.- 3.
English Translations of Common Statistical Terms and Study Designs.- Section II. Systematic Reviews in Pediatric
Otolaryngology.- 4. Pediatric Tonsillectomy.- 5. Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea.- 6. Pediatric Recurrent Acute
Otitis Media.- 7. Pediatric Otitis Media with Effusion.- 8. Pediatric Sinusitis.- 9. Pediatric Cochlear Implantation.-
10. Subglottic Stenosis.- Section III. Systematic Reviews in Otology.- 11. Measuring Audiometric Outcomes.- 12. Chronic
Otitis Media.- 13. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.- 14. Cochlear Implantation.- 15. Meniere’s Disease.- 16.
Tinnitus.- 17. Bell’s Palsy.- 18. Perioperative Antibiotics for Otologic Surgery.- Section IV Systematic Reviews in
General Otolaryngology.- 19. Tonsillectomy in Adults.- 20. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults.- 21. Allergic Rhinitis.-
22. Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Adults.- 23. Adult Laryngopharyngeal Reflux.- 24. Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis.-
Section V Systematic Reviews in Head and Nec Oncologic Surgery.- 25. Survival Analysis.- 26. Head and Neck Quality of
Life.- 27. Prophylaxis in Head and Neck Surgery.- 28. Selective Neck Dissection.- 29. Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell
Carcinoma.- 30. Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Early Stage Disease.- 31. Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma:
Advanced Disease.- 32. Head and Neck Malignancy.- 33. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.