2023
Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 220-224. PMID: 37489963, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger finger releaseSurgical site infectionNarcotic prescriptionsED visitsOffice procedureFinger releaseOperating roomPostoperative ED visitsEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPhysician reimbursementOutpatient operating roomComorbidity indexPatient characteristicsPostoperative recordsSite infectionDepartment visitsInpatient surgeryHand surgeryExclusion criteriaSurgeryTotal reimbursementVisitsLower ratesLive Virtual Surgery and Virtual Reality in Surgery: Potential Applications in Hand Surgery Education
Long A, Almeida M, Chong L, Prsic A. Live Virtual Surgery and Virtual Reality in Surgery: Potential Applications in Hand Surgery Education. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2023, 48: 499-505. PMID: 36764847, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Business of Medicine in the Academic Plastic Surgery Community
Khetpal S, Hauc S, Lopez J, Prsic A. Business of Medicine in the Academic Plastic Surgery Community. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2022, 89: 253-257. PMID: 35993681, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBusiness curriculumResidency curriculumBusiness of medicineBusiness fundamentalsSuch teachingAcademic plastic surgeonsFaculty membersFormal instructionCurriculumResidency educationSuch conceptsMore instructionPlastic surgery trainingEducationPersonal financesCertain topicsResidency programsPlastic surgery residency programsMajority of respondentsInstructionSurgical trainingSurgery residency programsTrainingSurgery trainingAcademic plastic surgery
2021
Resident Involvement in Common Plastic and Reconstructive Procedures: Is There an Opportunity Cost?
Peck CJ, Khetpal S, Reategui A, Phillips S, Lopez J, Prsic A. Resident Involvement in Common Plastic and Reconstructive Procedures: Is There an Opportunity Cost? Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 149: 361e-363e. PMID: 34958641, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementing Live Virtual Surgery in the COVID Era: Overcoming Medicolegal, Technical, and Educational Hurdles
Dinis J, Prsic A, Junn A, Hsia H, Alperovich M. Implementing Live Virtual Surgery in the COVID Era: Overcoming Medicolegal, Technical, and Educational Hurdles. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 148: 1092e-1094e. PMID: 34757998, PMCID: PMC8612848, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic on the 2020 to 2021 Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Cycle
Allam O, Park KE, Hsia H, Prsic A, Alperovich M. The Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic on the 2020 to 2021 Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Cycle. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 148: 696e-698e. PMID: 34495906, PMCID: PMC8452254, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Efficacy of Virtual Subinternships as a Novel Educational Platform for Education and Recruitment
Dinis J, Prsic A, Junn A, Hsia H, Alperovich M. The Efficacy of Virtual Subinternships as a Novel Educational Platform for Education and Recruitment. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 148: 691e-693e. PMID: 34495920, PMCID: PMC8452240, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Opportunity Cost of Resident Involvement in Adult Craniofacial Surgery: An Analysis of Relative Value Units
Khetpal S, Phillips S, Parsaei Y, Peck C, Lopez J, Prsic A. The Opportunity Cost of Resident Involvement in Adult Craniofacial Surgery: An Analysis of Relative Value Units. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2021, 33: 125-128. PMID: 34456286, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000008104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in the Use of Ambulatory Surgery Centers for Medically Necessary Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Procedures among Medicare Beneficiaries
Khetpal S, Lopez J, Prsic A. Trends in the Use of Ambulatory Surgery Centers for Medically Necessary Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Procedures among Medicare Beneficiaries. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 916e-918e. PMID: 33885401, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons?
Peck CJ, Carney M, Chiu A, Park KE, Prassinos A, Allam O, Thomson JG, Prsic A. Sex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons? Hand 2021, 17: 1133-1138. PMID: 33682465, PMCID: PMC9608288, DOI: 10.1177/1558944721998020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative opioid prescriptionsHand surgeonsOpioid prescriptionsPatient sociodemographicsChronic painSingle academic medical centerNumerous sociodemographic factorsPostoperative pain managementUndertreatment of painCertain patient populationsEvidence-based guidelinesCarpal tunnel releaseAcademic medical centerType of procedureAverage morphinePain managementBlack patientsPatient populationPrescription practicesHand surgeryRetrospective analysisMedical CenterType of insuranceSociodemographic factorsPain