Featured Publications
A Clinical Care Pathway to Reduce ICU Usage in Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction
Morse E, Henderson C, Carafeno T, Dibble J, Longley P, Chan E, Judson B, Yarbrough WG, Sasaki C, Mehra S. A Clinical Care Pathway to Reduce ICU Usage in Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction. Otolaryngology 2018, 160: 783-790. PMID: 30060705, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818782404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical care pathwayLength of stayReadmission ratesFree flap patientsCare pathwayICU admissionSurgical complicationsFlap patientsIntensive care unit admissionNeck free flap patientsRoutine ICU admissionCare unit admissionNumber of patientsNeck microvascular reconstructionFree tissue transferReconstruction of headPrepathway groupUnit admissionPostoperative complicationsPostoperative lengthVentilatory supportMedical complicationsMedian lengthPatient populationPathway implementation
2021
The impact of a double vein anastomoses on doppler's loss of signal rates
Cohen O, Morse E, Fujiwara RJT, Dibble J, Pierce M, Mehra S. The impact of a double vein anastomoses on doppler's loss of signal rates. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2021, 48: 27-31. PMID: 34610861, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Re: “Value of Intensive Care Unit-Based Postoperative Management for Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction in Head and Neck Surgery” by Yalamanchi et al.
Morse E, Salehi PP, Mehra S. Re: “Value of Intensive Care Unit-Based Postoperative Management for Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction in Head and Neck Surgery” by Yalamanchi et al. Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine 2020, 23: 151-151. PMID: 32845717, DOI: 10.1089/fpsam.2020.0403.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
In Response to Accuracy and Reliability of the Flow Coupler in Postoperative Monitoring of Head and Neck Free Flaps
Mehra S, Fujiwara R. In Response to Accuracy and Reliability of the Flow Coupler in Postoperative Monitoring of Head and Neck Free Flaps. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: e8-e8. PMID: 30499110, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27332.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Outcomes and reliability of the flow coupler in postoperative monitoring of head and neck free flaps
Fujiwara RJT, Dibble JM, Larson SV, Pierce ML, Mehra S. Outcomes and reliability of the flow coupler in postoperative monitoring of head and neck free flaps. The Laryngoscope 2017, 128: 812-817. PMID: 28988465, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleFree Tissue FlapsGraft SurvivalHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicMouth NeoplasmsPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRheologySensitivity and SpecificityVenous ThrombosisYoung Adult
2015
Approach to en bloc resection and reconstruction of primary masticator space malignancies
Castro J, Likhterov I, Mehra S, Bassiri-Tehrani M, Scherl S, Clain J, Buchbinder D, Urken ML. Approach to en bloc resection and reconstruction of primary masticator space malignancies. The Laryngoscope 2015, 126: 372-377. PMID: 26526821, DOI: 10.1002/lary.25500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBone TransplantationChildFacial NeoplasmsFemaleFibulaHumansOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresPlastic Surgery ProceduresSkin TransplantationSurgical FlapsConceptsEn bloc resectionBloc resectionParotidectomy approachFree flapSoft tissue free flapFree flap reconstructionLatissimus dorsi muscleCase seriesCase reportFacial nervePrimary reconstructionFlap reconstructionTumor extirpationMalignant lesionsMasticator spaceVascularized BoneResectionAesthetic outcomeMalignancyDorsi muscleFlapScapulaBoneTemporoparietal fascia flap “sandwich” technique for repair of near‐total traumatic auricle avulsion
Kong DK, Schutt CA, Mehra S. Temporoparietal fascia flap “sandwich” technique for repair of near‐total traumatic auricle avulsion. The Laryngoscope 2015, 126: 826-828. PMID: 26014884, DOI: 10.1002/lary.25394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildEar AuricleFasciaFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreParietal BonePlastic Surgery ProceduresSurgical FlapsTemporal Bone
2014
Subscapular system of flaps: An 8‐year experience with 105 patients
Gibber MJ, Clain JB, Jacobson AS, Buchbinder D, Scherl S, Zevallos JP, Mehra S, Urken ML. Subscapular system of flaps: An 8‐year experience with 105 patients. Head & Neck 2014, 37: 1200-1206. PMID: 24800735, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubscapular systemFree flapRetrospective medical chart reviewExtensive surgical defectsMedical chart reviewOverall success rateDonor siteSoft tissue componentSoft tissue elementsLarge muscle flapsChart reviewEarly mobilizationAlternative donor siteMuscle flapAdvanced agePatientsNeck reconstructionSurgical defectsVital structuresFirst choiceMaxillary defectsFlapMandibular defectsSuccess rateTranstracheal approach to repair of a tracheo‐colonic fistula 44 years after colonic interposition
Mehra S, Scherl S, Lazarus C, Dewey E, Urken ML. Transtracheal approach to repair of a tracheo‐colonic fistula 44 years after colonic interposition. Head & Neck 2014, 36: e117-e120. PMID: 24375707, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranstracheal approachColonic interpositionTraditional lateral approachSternocleidomastoid muscle flapTracheoesophageal fistula repairPrior esophagectomyUneventful recoveryRare pathologyCase reportFistula repairMuscle flapPrimary closureLateral approachDirect repairColon mucosaFistulaAlimentary tractPatientsInterpositionTracheaRepairEffective reconstitution