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Objectives To evaluate the role of hospital setting on outcomes in open airway surgery by comparing patients who underwent surgery (cricotracheal resection [CTR] or tracheal resection [TR]) at a publicly funded county hospital vs a private university hospital. Methods Retrospective chart review of patients undergoing CTR or TR at two institutions; a private university hospital and a publicly funded county hospital from September 2014 to September 2019. Length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, total time to discharge, minor and major complications were the primary endpoints. Significance was defined as a P‐value less than .05. Results There were a total of 43 patients (17 county, 26 university) who had CTR or TR during the study period. Length of stay outcomes was reported as mean length of stay ± SD. There was a significant difference in ICU stay at the county hospital (7.17 (±5.36 days) compared to the university hospital (2.52 ± 1.85 days, P

The objective of this chapter is to aid in the identification of factors that will affect the outcome of hair treatment and to highlight conditions that may make patients appropriate or poor candidates. Consultation of the hair transplant (HT) patient begins with a thorough and open discussion of the patients’ concerns and goals for treatment. Despite the benign effects of alopecia on physical health, hair loss patients can suffer significant psychosocial distress including decreased self-esteem, decreased satisfaction with their self-image, and decreased sexual quality of life [1, 2]. This distress may manifest in depressive symptoms and less frequent social engagement [3–5]. Experiments on the perceptions of alopecia also indicate that balding patients are more likely to be rated by others as less attractive, likable, and successful compared to non-balding peers, underscoring potential difficulties with finding romantic relationships and employment [6–8].