2022
Racial disparities in short-term outcomes after breast reduction surgery–A National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Analysis with 23,268 patients using Propensity Score Matching
Haug V, Kadakia N, Wang AT, Dorante MI, Panayi AC, Kauke-Navarro M, Hundeshagen G, Diehm YF, Fischer S, Hirche C, Kneser U, Pomahac B. Racial disparities in short-term outcomes after breast reduction surgery–A National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Analysis with 23,268 patients using Propensity Score Matching. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2022, 75: 1849-1857. PMID: 35131191, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast reduction surgeryPropensity scoreSurgical complicationsPreoperative variablesReduction surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMajor surgical complicationsImprovement Program databaseMinor surgical complicationsShort-term outcomesNon-white patientsNumber of patientsEthnic health inequalitiesNon-white cohortsPostoperative outcomesDiabetes mellitusMajor complicationsMedical complicationsSurgical outcomesPatient ethnicityProgram databaseInclusion criteriaSurgical care
2021
Three-Dimensional Osteosynthesis Plates for the Surgical Treatment of Mandibular Fractures
Khalil S, Khamis H, Kauke M, Iizuka T, Safi AF. Three-Dimensional Osteosynthesis Plates for the Surgical Treatment of Mandibular Fractures. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2021, 32: e728-e735. PMID: 34172684, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional surgical interventionMandibular fracturesPostoperative complicationsMajor complicationsRetrospective studySurgical interventionSystematic reviewPlate fractureAge of patientsEffective treatment modalityNumber of patientsRisk of biasComprehensive electronic searchCochrane HandbookSurgical treatmentClinical outcomesStability of osteosynthesisProspective studyWound dehiscenceOutcome parametersTreatment modalitiesMandible fracturesLower incidenceHigh riskFracture classification