Search Results - "Wooten, Kimberly E."
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Role of tissue expansion in abdominal wall reconstruction: A systematic evidence based review
Published in Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery (01-06-2017)“…Summary Background Tissue expanders (TE) can be used to assist primary closure of; complicated hernias and large abdominal wall defects. However, there is no…”
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Matched pair analysis for comparison of survival outcome of alternative regimens to standard three-weekly cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiation of head and neck cancer
Published in Annals of translational medicine (01-05-2021)“…To compare head and neck cancer (HNC) patients treated with three-weekly versus weekly cisplatin-based or other chemotherapy-based concurrent chemoradiation…”
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Association of significant financial burden with survival for head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy
Published in Oral oncology (01-04-2021)“…•HNC patients frequently struggle with financial difficulties.•Financial toxicity was associated with worse OS and CSS in HNC.•Methods to mitigate financial…”
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The effect of time between diagnosis and initiation of treatment on outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Published in Oral oncology (01-09-2019)“…•Length of time before treatment may not impact survival in head and neck patients.•May alleviate patient anxiety.•Pre-treatment time can be allocated for…”
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Matched pair analysis to evaluate the impact of hospitalization during radiation therapy as an early marker of survival in head and neck cancer patients
Published in Oral oncology (01-10-2020)“…•About 20% of RT-treated patients had at least one unplanned hospitalization.•Most frequent reasons for admission included dehydration 40% and fever…”
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Role of Repeat PET/CT Imaging in Head and Neck Cancer Following Initial Incomplete PET/CT Response to Chemoradiation
Published in Cancers (23-03-2021)“…Despite waiting 13 weeks to perform a PET/CT scan after completion of chemoradiation for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), equivocal findings are…”
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Financial Counseling Is Associated with Reduced Financial Difficulty Scores in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy
Published in Cancers (21-05-2021)“…Financial toxicity (FT) can be devastating to cancer patients, and solutions are urgently needed. We investigated the impact of financial counseling (FC) on FT…”
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Machine Learning Incorporating Host Factors for Predicting Survival in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients
Published in Cancers (11-09-2021)“…Prognostication for cancer patients is integral for patient counseling and treatment planning, yet providing accurate prediction can be challenging using…”
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Postoperative Restrictive Opioid Protocols and Durable Changes in Opioid Prescribing and Chronic Opioid Use
Published in JAMA oncology (01-02-2023)“…Changes in postsurgical opioid prescribing practices may help reduce chronic opioid use in surgical patients. To investigate whether postsurgical acute pain…”
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Routine surveillance scanning in HNSCC: Lung screening CT scans have value but head and neck scans do not
Published in Oral oncology (01-11-2018)“…•Surveillance for head and neck cancer with lung CT imaging had value.•CT scans of the head and neck failed to identify any successfully salvaged…”
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A Principal Component of Quality of Life Measures Is Associated with Survival for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy
Published in Cancers (08-03-2021)“…Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) metrics can be associated with survival in head and neck cancer (HNC); however, the impact of HRQOL recovery and the…”
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Association of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Use With Survival in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Treated With Chemoradiation Therapy
Published in JAMA network open (30-06-2020)“…Importance Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin, are commonly prescribed medications with anti-inflammatory and antiplatelet…”
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Managing the Oral Health of Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective of a Dental Clinic in a Cancer Center
Published in Journal of clinical medicine (28-09-2020)“…The practice of dentistry has been dramatically altered by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Given the close person-to-person contact involved…”
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Matched pair analysis to evaluate weight loss during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer as a prognostic factor for survival
Published in Annals of translational medicine (01-05-2021)“…One frequent consequence of radiation therapy (RT) for head and neck cancer (HNC) is weight loss (WL). HNC patients reportedly lose about 9% of their weight…”
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Laparoscopic diagnosis of magnetic malrotation with fistula and volvulus
Published in Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (01-10-2012)“…Most foreign bodies that a child ingests pass harmlessly through the gastrointestinal tract. However, ingesting multiple magnets places a child at risk for…”
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Is Dental Specialty Referral Associated with Earlier Presentation of Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Published in Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery (01-11-2024)Get full text
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Vocal Cord Dysfunction in the Thoracic Patient
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