Tag: Head Injuries
Updated Guidance Improves Staging of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
AJCC9V staging system showed superior hazard consistency, outcome prediction, and balance, but not hazard discrimination
Adding Pembrolizumab to Standard Care Ups Event-Free Survival in Head, Neck Cancer
Addition of neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab to standard care significantly improves event-free survival
HPV Genome Sequencing Superior in Detecting Head & Neck Cancer
Whole-genome sequencing-based ctHPVDNA detection has highest sensitivity, specificity for HNSCC
ASCO: Alcohol-Associated Cancer Mortality Increased From 1990 to 2021
Mortality rates significantly higher in those aged 55 years and older and men in the United States
Alcohol Ups Risk for Intracranial Hemorrhage in Seniors With Fall-Related Head Injury
Alcohol use frequency shows dose-dependent increase in risk
Low Incidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage Seen in Seniors After Head Injury
No differences seen in rates of delayed ICH between those who have been versus those who have not been prescribed anticoagulants
Electric Bike Injuries, Hospitalizations Increased Significantly in Recent Years
Incidence of head injuries has outpaced e-bike injuries overall
Only Six in 10 Seniors Follow Up After ED Visit for Fall-Related Head Injury
Authors say greater adoption of fall assessments and prevention strategies needed
~2,300 Pediatric Injuries From Ceiling Fans Seen in U.S. EDs Each Year
Risk for injury by being lifted or tossed up by caregiver was increased for children younger than 3 years
Dexamethasone Compared to Burr-Hole Drainage for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Dexamethasone treatment was not noninferior with respect to functional outcomes and was associated with more complications
