2024
A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs.
Kammien A, Rancu A, Kim S, Parikh N, Grauer J, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2024 PMID: 39026384, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElixhauser Comorbidity IndexWound complicationsTraditional anesthesiaEmergency department visitsYears of follow-upTendon repairAnalysis of complicationsRate of tendon ruptureNationwide cohort studyDepartment visitsWide-awake surgeryFlexor tendon repairConcomitant treatmentMatched cohortFollow-upZone II flexor tendon repairCohort studyMultivariate linear regressionAnesthesia techniquesComorbidity indexVascular injuryIntraoperative testingReoperationNerve repairPatientsInformed Consent and Digit Replantation: Current State and Recommendations for Ethical Patient Care
Gudbranson E, Prsic A, Pistorio A, Colen D. Informed Consent and Digit Replantation: Current State and Recommendations for Ethical Patient Care. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2024, 49: 789-793. PMID: 38639682, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2024.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsent discussionsPatient's best interestEthical patient carePatient education materialsConsentDecision-makingMedical decisionsPatient careRevision amputationLong-term riskEducational materialsDigital replantationBenefits of surgeryDecisionAmputationDigital amputationDiscussionHand surgeryCurrent statePatientsRiskRecommendationsEthicsInterestCare
2023
Vascularized Composite Allograft Versus Prosthetic for Reconstruction After Facial and Hand Trauma
Noel O, Dumbrava M, Daoud D, Kammien A, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B, Colen D. Vascularized Composite Allograft Versus Prosthetic for Reconstruction After Facial and Hand Trauma. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 92: 100-105. PMID: 37962243, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHand traumaHand/upper extremityLong-term outcomesUpper extremity traumaDifferent reconstructive optionsUse of prosthesesExtremity traumaBenefit profileUpper extremityReconstructive optionsComposite allotransplantationFace traumaHand reconstructionTraumaClinical realityPrimary optionProsthesisPatientsVCAPostoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine?
Knoedler S, Hoch C, Huelsboemer L, Knoedler L, Stögner V, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Colen D. Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine? Frontiers In Surgery 2023, 10: 1130566. PMID: 36911625, PMCID: PMC9992807, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1130566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFree flap monitoringElderly patientsClinical examinationFlap monitoringAge-related morphologic changesFlap survival rateFree flap reconstructionFree tissue transferComplex tissue defectsPerioperative algorithmOlder patientsCancer resectionFlap appearancePrompt interventionClinical signsFlap reconstructionFree flapFlap compromiseSurvival rateMicrovascular anastomosisTissue transferTissue defectsMorphologic changesPostoperative free flap monitoringPatients
2022
Expanding the criteria for targeted muscle reinnervation: A national assessment of eligibility
Junn A, Dinis J, Reategui A, Liu S, Colen D, Prsic A. Expanding the criteria for targeted muscle reinnervation: A national assessment of eligibility. Orthoplastic Surgery 2022, 7: 7-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2021.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral vascular diseaseVascular diseaseMuscle reinnervationKnee amputationLower extremitiesICD-9 diagnosis codesNational Inpatient Sample databaseHospital-level factorsLower extremity amputationLowest income quartileOlder patientsYounger patientsBlack patientsExtremity amputationPatient populationDiagnosis codesHigh prevalenceInclusion criteriaLE amputationEighth decadePatientsAmputationOverall populationIncome quartileStudy period
2020
Toxic Shock Syndrome after Surgery: Case Presentation and Systematic Review of the Literature
Celie KB, Colen DL, Kovach SJ. Toxic Shock Syndrome after Surgery: Case Presentation and Systematic Review of the Literature. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2020, 8: e2499. PMID: 33133879, PMCID: PMC7572075, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000002499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToxic shock syndromePostoperative toxic shock syndromeShock syndromeSystematic reviewYounger patient ageMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsPatient agePermanent complicationsPostoperative patientsSeptic shockPostoperative woundPrompt explorationFatal causeInclusion criteriaIndividual patientsHigh indexReporting ItemsSurgeon awarenessCase presentationPatient healthPatientsSyndromeSurgerySurgeons
2017
Burden of Hand Maladies in US Emergency Departments
Colen DL, Fox JP, Chang B, Lin IC. Burden of Hand Maladies in US Emergency Departments. Hand 2017, 13: 228-236. PMID: 28720041, PMCID: PMC5950962, DOI: 10.1177/1558944717695749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAmputation, TraumaticContusionsCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFractures, BoneHand InjuriesHumansLacerationsMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSeasonsSex DistributionSprains and StrainsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHealth care chargesEmergency departmentCare chargesED encountersHand conditionsHealth care resource utilizationNational Emergency Department SampleCommon hand conditionsUS emergency departmentsEmergency Department SampleYears of ageHealth care resourcesVolume of patientsJoint painPrimary outcomeCommon etiologyEmergency settingCommon causeED volumeCare resourcesOpen woundsYoung adultsPatientsEtiologyFinal sample
2013
Colovesical Fistula Caused by an Ingested Chicken Bone
Clements MB, Hedrick TL, Colen DL, Schenkman NS. Colovesical Fistula Caused by an Ingested Chicken Bone. Urology 2013, 82: e37-e38. PMID: 24295267, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.08.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIngested chicken boneColovesical fistulaSigmoid colonForeign bodyInflammatory bowel diseaseFistulous communicationHospital dischargeBowel diseaseColonic diverticulaIatrogenic injuryUrinary bladderGastrointestinal tractRadiation therapyChicken boneFistulaBladderColonTractDirect visualizationBoneDiverticulitisColonoscopyPatientsNeoplasmsUrethra