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| Rahul K ShahSummaryAffiliation: Children's National Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Analysis of pediatric direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy operative flow: opportunities for improved safety outcomesRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138:624-7. 2012..To study pediatric direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy operative flow...
Management of foreign bodies obstructing the airway in childrenRahul K Shah
Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136:373-9. 2010..To review national trends in the management of pediatric airway foreign bodies (A-FBs) and esophageal foreign bodies (E-FBs) that obstruct the airway...
Mediastinitis in infants from deep neck space infectionsRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 140:936-8. 2009..To describe mediastinitis in infants...
Wrong-site sinus surgery in otolaryngologyRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 143:37-41. 2010..To determine the scope of wrong-site sinus surgery...
Retained foreign bodies during surgery in pediatric patients: a national perspectiveRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Pediatr Surg 44:738-42. 2009..Attention has been placed on surgical and medical errors, though there is a lack of data on the frequency of some complications...
Safety on an inpatient pediatric otolaryngology service: many small errors, few adverse eventsRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Laryngoscope 119:871-9. 2009..Studies of medical error demonstrate that errors and adverse events (AEs) are common in hospitals. There are little data of errors on pediatric surgical services...
Asymmetric agenesis of the mastoid antrum in a neonateRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, The George Washington University Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20010 2970, USA
Ear Nose Throat J 88:729-30. 2009..Agenesis of the mastoid antrum has surgical implications, as failure to recognize its absence can result in disorientation during surgery, with potential to injure adjacent structures...
Epiglottitis in the United States: national trends, variances, prognosis, and managementRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Laryngoscope 120:1256-62. 2010..We hypothesize that the incidence of epiglottitis has decreased, mortality has decreased, and that there has been a shift toward older patients being admitted with epiglottitis...
Relationship between voice quality and vocal nodule sizeRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 139:723-6. 2008..To determine the effect of vocal nodule size on voice in pediatric patients...
Safety and outcomes of outpatient pediatric otolaryngology procedures at an ambulatory surgery centerRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Laryngoscope 118:1937-40. 2008..To determine the safety and outcomes of outpatient pediatric otolaryngology procedures performed at an ambulatory surgery center (ASC)...
Variation in surgical time-out and site marking within pediatric otolaryngologyRahul K Shah
Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University Medical School, Washington, DC, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:69-73. 2011..To determine variation in surgical time-out and site-marking within pediatric otolaryngology...
Resource utilization in the management of subglottic stenosisRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138:233-41. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine resource utilization in managing subglottic stenosis...
Tracheotomy outcomes and complications: a national perspectiveRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University Medical School, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Laryngoscope 122:25-9. 2012..To provide national level data on frequency of tracheotomy and complication rate and in-hospital mortality following tracheotomy...
Prolonged recovery after out-patient pediatric adenotonsillectomyEric M Jaryszak
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, 111 Michigan Av NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 75:585-8. 2011..To determine variables predictive of recovery room times in pediatric outpatient adenotonsillectomy...
Polysomnographic variables predictive of adverse respiratory events after pediatric adenotonsillectomyEric M Jaryszak
Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:15-8. 2011..To determine polysomnographic (PSG) variables that may potentially predict adverse respiratory events after pediatric adenotonsillectomy...
Existence of important variations in the United States in the treatment of pediatric mastoiditisJason L Acevedo
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, National Capitol Consortium, Washington, DC, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135:28-32. 2009..To determine national variations in resource utilization in the treatment of pediatric mastoiditis...
Thyroidectomy outcomes: a national perspectiveRishi Vashishta
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 147:1027-34. 2012..Describe trends and outcomes of patients undergoing thyroidectomy...
Pediatric acute sinusitis: predictors of increased resource utilizationDeepak R Dugar
George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Laryngoscope 120:2313-21. 2010..To determine variations in resource utilization in the management of pediatric acute sinusitis...
Airway management in pediatric epiglottitis: a national perspectiveJason L Acevedo
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, National Capitol Consortium, Washington, DC, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 140:548-51. 2009..The purpose of this study was to describe current demographics and resource utilization in the treatment of pediatric epiglottitis...
Incidence of laryngospasm and bronchospasm in pediatric adenotonsillectomyMichael I Orestes
National Capitol Consortium Otolaryngology Residency Training Program, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Laryngoscope 122:425-8. 2012..To evaluate and describe airway complications in pediatric adenotonsillectomy...
Errors with concentrated epinephrine in otolaryngologyRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Laryngoscope 118:1928-30. 2008..Obtain data on errors and adverse events with concentrated epinephrine in otolaryngology. PROJECT DESIGN: Anonymous survey...
Orbital and periorbital infections: a national perspectiveAditya Mahalingam-Dhingra
Department of Economics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:769-73. 2011..To describe the epidemiologic features of pediatric orbital and periorbital infections from a national perspective and to identify predictors of surgery...
Microdebrider-assisted supraglottoplasty for laryngomalaciaJan C Groblewski
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 118:592-7. 2009..We describe our series in the surgical treatment of laryngomalacia using a microdebrider...
Unexpected pathologies in pediatric parotid lesions: management paradigms revisitedEric M Jaryszak
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, 111 Michigan Av NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 75:558-63. 2011..To present case vignettes of unusual pediatric parotid pathologies and discuss management paradigms in the context of these lesions...
Pediatric tracheotomy wound complications: incidence and significanceEric M Jaryszak
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, 111 Michigan Ave NW, W3 800, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:363-6. 2011..To determine the incidence and to describe wound complications and associated risk factors of pediatric tracheotomy...
Aspirated foreign bodies in pediatric patients, 1968-2010: a comparison between the United States and other countriesPankaj Kaushal
George Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 75:1322-6. 2011..To identify the most commonly aspirated airway foreign bodies (FBs) and identify opportunities for intervention...
A grading scale for pediatric vocal fold nodulesRahul K Shah
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, and Clinical Research Program, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136:193-7. 2007..To design a grading scale for vocal fold nodules in pediatric patients...
Balloon dilation for management of choanal atresia and stenosisJoshua Bedwell
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, United States
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 75:1515-8. 2011..We describe our use of balloon dilation to repair choanal atresia in a series of patients...
Multidisciplinary management of expanding bilateral neck hematomas in a patient with Hemophilia A with high-titer inhibitorEric M Jaryszak
Division of Otolaryngology, Children s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 74:828-30. 2010....
Wegener's granulomatosis of the pediatric airway: a case demonstrating a conservative management approachJeremy B White
Division of Otolaryngology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Otolaryngol 30:212-5. 2009..This report discusses the diagnosis and management of a 12-year-old male with a severe, actively inflamed subglottis and trachea because of Wegener's granulomatosis...
Errors and adverse events in otolaryngologyLina Lander
Ear Nose Throat J 86:370-1. 2007
Otolaryngologists' responses to errors and adverse eventsLina I Lander
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Disorders, Children's Hospital Boston, and Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Laryngoscope 116:1114-20. 2006..Emotional reactions to errors and adverse events are common and need to be addressed in medical training and practice...
Classification and consequences of errors in otolaryngologyRahul K Shah
Department of Otolaryngology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Laryngoscope 114:1322-35. 2004..Errors in otolaryngology cause appreciable morbidity and mortality. Quantitative study of errors and the development of targeted prevention and amelioration strategies should be a high priority...
