Accepted for Publication: March 19, 2018.
Corresponding Author: Jay F. Piccirillo, MD, Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, McMillan Bldg, Campus Box 8115-06-805F, St Louis, MO 63110 (piccirij@wustl.edu).
Published Online: April 19, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.0282
Author Contributions: Drs Townsend and Kallogjeri had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Study concept and design: Townsend, Liou, Lindburg, Jackson, Bottros, Nussenbaum.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Townsend, Liou, Kallogjeri, Schoer, Scott-Wittenborn, Lindburg, Nussenbaum, Piccirillo.
Drafting of the manuscript: Townsend, Kallogjeri, Piccirillo.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Townsend, Liou, Kallogjeri, Schoer, Scott-Wittenborn, Lindburg, Jackson, Bottros, Nussenbaum, Piccirillo.
Statistical analysis: Townsend, Kallogjeri.
Obtained funding: Townsend, Bottros.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Townsend, Liou, Scott-Wittenborn, Lindburg, Bottros, Nussenbaum, Piccirillo.
Study supervision: Jackson, Bottros, Nussenbaum, Piccirillo.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.
Funding/Support: Funding for this study was provided by grant 36435 from the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri (Dr Nussenbaum).
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funding source had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Disclaimer: Dorina Kallogjeri, MD, MPH, is Statistics Editor and Jay F. Piccirillo, MD, is Editor of JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, but they were not involved in any of the decisions regarding review of the manuscript or its acceptance.
Meeting Presentation: This study was presented at the AHNS 2018 Annual Meeting; April 19, 2018; National Harbor, Maryland.
Additional Contributions: We acknowledge the research office coordinators with the Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri. Drs Townsend and Liou acknowledge the clinical research support from the Otolaryngology Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Unit and the Clinical Outcomes Research Office at the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.
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