Scientific research has been the primary guide regarding my career choice. Curiosity that extends past our textbooks and other didactic material will reveal invaluable information about how the specialty operates, how clinical research is practiced and the common pitfalls encountered, and how exerts in the field communicate with each other about their innovative findings. Through my research experiences during medical school, I was exposed to the reality of perioperative clinical encounters and realized that I would be the strongest patient advocate through a career in anesthesiology.
Does the presence of thyroid disease serve as a predictor for difficult laryngoscopy in pediatric patients? Our group at Boston Children's Hospital performed a regression analysis.
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👉While there are some associations with congenital hypothyroidism, we did not demonstrate a significant correlation between thyroid disease and difficult laryngoscopy.
👉Younger age and medical issues are associated with a greater prevalence of difficult DL. 👉Check out the Case Mix Index (CMI), a relative value given to specific diagnoses groups and used to measure the complexity/needed resources of a hospital.
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👉📞📧Contact me @aalapshahmd or aalap.c.shah@gmail.com to discuss how to design your research study, plan a statistical strategy and efficiently draft your manuscript.
Aalap Shah, MD, is a board certified anesthesiologist, specializing in general adult and pediatric anesthesiology.
