The Journal of otolaryngology
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Comparative Study
Informed consent in head and neck surgery: how much do patients actually remember?
This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of informed consent in head and neck surgery by testing patient recall of potential complications from thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, and parotidectomy. ⋯ A significant relationship exists between education level and patient age and the rate of patient recall of potential complications of surgery.
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Comparative Study
Predicting postlaryngectomy voice outcome in an era of primary tracheoesophageal fistulization: a retrospective evaluation.
Not all laryngectomees appear to have the same potential to develop functional spoken communication. Our goal was to evaluate voice outcome in different functional subgroups of laryngectomees and to identify physical and demographic factors associated with success and failure to achieve functional spoken communication. ⋯ Voice outcome is related to several factors present prior to or at laryngectomy. Different combinations of such factors create various postlaryngectomy recovery streams for which voice outcome may be predicted more specifically.