Should obtaining a preoperative audiogram before tympanostomy tube placement be used as a quality metric?
There is no consensus among pediatric otolaryngologists regarding the necessity of a preoperative audiogram in tympanostomy tube placement, especially for RAOM. Further evidence demonstrating the benefit of preoperative audiogram obtainment should be developed prior to inclusion as a guideline recommendation and as a quality metric.
CDA expression status identifies new subgroups of cancers, and CDA deficiency appears to be a novel and relevant predictive marker of susceptibility to antitumor drugs, opening up new possibilities for treating cancer.