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 rates
2021
The Economic Impact of Extensor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States
Mehrzad R, Mookerjee V, Schmidt S, Jehle C, Rao V, Mehrzad M, Liu P. The Economic Impact of Extensor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2021, 88: 168-172. PMID: 34176901, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensor tendon lacerationsTendon lacerationsTotal annual direct medical costsAnnual direct medical costsCommon hand conditionsIndirect costsDirect medical costsPrevalence-based costSignificant economic burdenHealth care systemPrimary cohortSurgical repairRehabilitation protocolMedical costsEconomic burdenIllness modelLevel IIHand conditionsInjuryLacerationCare systemPatientsThousands of AmericansUnited StatesTotal cost
2019
The Economic Impact of Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States.
Mehrzad R, Mookerjee V, Schmidt S, Jehle C, Kiwanuka E, Liu P. The Economic Impact of Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2019, 83: 419-423. PMID: 31524735, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexor tendon lacerationsTendon lacerationsIndirect costsCommon hand conditionsPrevalence-based costImportant economic burdenTotal direct costsHealth care systemAmerican Medical SystemsSurgical repairPrimary cohortRehabilitation protocolEconomic burdenLacerationEconomic impactIllness modelSecondary cohortInitial operationHand conditionsInjuryCare systemDirect costsPatientsThousands of AmericansCohort