2024
Quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and management of primary hyperparathyroidism
Salmon M, Fritz C, Barrette L, Romeo D, Suresh N, Ng J, Balar E, Prasad A, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. Quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and management of primary hyperparathyroidism. Endocrine 2024, 85: 864-872. PMID: 38551756, PMCID: PMC11291579, DOI: 10.1007/s12020-024-03790-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesIntraclass correlation coefficientManagement of primary hyperparathyroidismAmerican Association of Endocrine SurgeonsScoring domainsPrimary hyperparathyroidismPractice guidelinesAppraisal of clinical practice guidelinesIncorporation of recommendationsLowest scoring domainAppraisal of GuidelinesMethodological quality criteriaMean scale scoresMethodsA systematic reviewQuality appraisalInterrater reliabilityIndependent reviewersSystematic reviewPublished guidelinesQuality ratingsClinical practiceAmerican AssociationEndocrine surgeonsGuidelinesScore reliabilityClinical practice guidelines in the management of pediatric foreign body aspiration and ingestion: a systematic evaluation using the AGREE II instrument
Rizvi A, Rizvi F, Chorath K, Suresh N, De Ravin E, Romeo D, Lakshmipathy D, Barrette L, Rajasekaran K. Clinical practice guidelines in the management of pediatric foreign body aspiration and ingestion: a systematic evaluation using the AGREE II instrument. Pediatric Surgery International 2024, 40: 59. PMID: 38411786, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-024-05637-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForeign body aspirationPediatric foreign body aspirationClinical practice guidelinesIntraclass correlation coefficientAGREE II instrumentMethodsA literature search of EMBASELiterature search of EmbasePractice guidelinesInter-reviewer agreementMethodological rigorScaled domain scoreIdentified clinical practice guidelinesMethodsA literature searchIntraclass correlation coefficient analysisSearch of EmbaseAppraisal of GuidelinesInter-reviewerAGREE IIIndependent reviewersMean scoreDomain scores
2023
Evaluating the Efficacy of Topical Intranasal Fluorescein for Localizing CSF Rhinorrhea: A Systematic Review
Romeo D, Ng J, Fritz C, De Ravin E, Suresh N, Harris J, Rajasekaran K. Evaluating the Efficacy of Topical Intranasal Fluorescein for Localizing CSF Rhinorrhea: A Systematic Review. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 34: e326-e329. PMID: 36914584, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman papillomavirus related oropharyngeal cancer: identifying and quantifying topics of patient interest
Fritz C, Barrette L, Prasad A, Triantafillou V, Suresh N, De Ravin E, Rajasekaran K. Human papillomavirus related oropharyngeal cancer: identifying and quantifying topics of patient interest. The Journal Of Laryngology And Otology 2023, 137: 1141-1148. PMID: 36794539, DOI: 10.1017/s0022215123000270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal cancerHuman papillomavirusHPV cancersPatient interestHuman papillomavirus vaccineCause of cancerPapillomavirus vaccineCervical cancerPatient educationTopic of vaccinationPapillomavirusRetrospective surveyNeck regionCancerCancer appearanceAwareness campaignsOnline searchVast majorityOropharynxVaccinationVaccineIncidence
2022
Rhytidectomy—Information Patients Seek and Where They Find Answers
Fritz C, Ravin E, Suresh N, Lowery A, Rajasekaran K. Rhytidectomy—Information Patients Seek and Where They Find Answers. Facial Plastic Surgery 2022, 39: 201-209. PMID: 36174657, DOI: 10.1055/a-1952-8569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Practice Guidelines on Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Quality Appraisal Using the AGREE II Instrument
De Ravin E, Suresh N, Romeo D, Lu J, Shah M, Karakousis G, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. Clinical Practice Guidelines on Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Quality Appraisal Using the AGREE II Instrument. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 29: 8364-8372. PMID: 36121581, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12525-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesAGREE II instrumentPractice guidelinesNegative regional lymph nodesAvailable clinical practice guidelinesSentinel lymph node biopsyGuideline development teamsRole of lymphLymph node biopsyManagement of melanomaPresence of metastasesRegional lymph nodesAppraisal of GuidelinesRegional disease controlAGREE II domainsInvasive surgical proceduresAdjuvant therapyNode biopsySentinel lymphLymph nodesCutaneous melanomaPatient prognosisThick melanomasInclusion criteriaSurgical proceduresCharacterizing critical predictors of an academic career following head and neck fellowship in otolaryngology
Suresh N, Xu M, Harris J, Balar E, Barrette L, Chorath K, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. Characterizing critical predictors of an academic career following head and neck fellowship in otolaryngology. Head & Neck 2022, 44: 2708-2716. PMID: 36073185, DOI: 10.1002/hed.27187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical practice guidelines for management of medullary thyroid carcinoma: An AGREE II appraisal
Fritz C, De Ravin E, Suresh N, Romeo D, Shah M, Rajasekaran K. Clinical practice guidelines for management of medullary thyroid carcinoma: An AGREE II appraisal. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2022, 43: 103606. PMID: 36037729, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Pandya S, Suresh N, Shah V, Romeo D, De Ravin E, Barrette L, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The Journal Of Laryngology And Otology 2022, 137: 121-126. PMID: 35713113, DOI: 10.1017/s0022215122001414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoClinical practice guidelinesParoxysmal positional vertigoPositional vertigoPractice guidelinesGuideline developmentClinical practice guideline developmentEvaluation II (AGREE II) instrumentAppraisal of GuidelinesFuture guideline developmentPractice guideline developmentQuality of lifeComprehensive database searchIndependent reviewersHealthcare costsVertigoQuality appraisalDiagnosisLower scoresDatabase searchCritical appraisalGuidelinesHigher scoresScoresLow qualityQuality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the use of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of thyroid nodules and cancer
Suresh N, De Ravin E, Barrette L, Prasad A, Romeo D, Ng J, Moreira A, Farwell D, Rajasekaran K. Quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the use of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of thyroid nodules and cancer. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2022, 43: 103508. PMID: 35623244, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesUse of RFABenign thyroid nodulesRadiofrequency ablationThyroid cancerPractice guidelinesThyroid nodulesIntraclass correlation coefficientQuality appraisalMethodologic rigorAGREE II instrumentAppraisal of GuidelinesInclusion/exclusion criteriaRigor of developmentMean scoreComprehensive literature searchThermal ablation techniquesConsensus statementExclusion criteriaLower mean scoresDomain scoresLiterature searchLevel of agreementCancerHigher mean scoresClinical practice guidelines on management of infantile hemangioma: a systematic quality appraisal using the AGREE II instrument
De Ravin E, Barrette L, Lu J, Xu K, Suresh N, Romeo D, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. Clinical practice guidelines on management of infantile hemangioma: a systematic quality appraisal using the AGREE II instrument. Pediatric Hematology And Oncology 2022, 39: 724-735. PMID: 35468033, DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2022.2062502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Practice Guidelines in the Management of Breakthrough Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) Instrument
Suresh N, Harris J, Chorath K, Rizvi A, Rizvi F, Acosta P, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Management of Breakthrough Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) Instrument. Pain Management Nursing 2022, 23: 411-417. PMID: 35305935, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2022.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
A systematic quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for Ménière’s disease using the AGREE II instrument
Barrette L, Xu K, Suresh N, Harris J, Chorath K, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. A systematic quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for Ménière’s disease using the AGREE II instrument. European Archives Of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 2021, 279: 3439-3447. PMID: 34657983, DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-07099-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesMénière's diseaseIntraclass correlation coefficientPractice guidelinesSystematic literature searchAGREE IIInclusion criteriaLiterature searchMethodsA systematic literature searchNeck Surgery guidelinesAGREE II instrumentAppraisal of GuidelinesEuropean Position StatementDomains of qualityAverage intraclass correlation coefficientSystematic quality appraisalSurgery guidelinesClinical guidelinesAAO-HNSCare ExcellenceOtolaryngology-HeadIndependent reviewersAverage scoreDomain scoresAmerican Academy