2019
Multidisciplinary Treatment to Restore Vision in Ocular Burns
Christensen J, Shanbhag S, Shih G, Goverman J, Pomahac B, Chodosh J, Ehrlichman R. Multidisciplinary Treatment to Restore Vision in Ocular Burns. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2019, 41: 859-865. PMID: 31808803, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irz201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplit-thickness skin graftFull-thickness skin graftKeratoprosthesis placementSkin graftsCorneal blindnessLight perceptionBilateral corneal blindnessGood visual prognosisConsecutive burn patientsLoss of visionMucous membrane graftPeriorbital soft tissueVisual prognosisChart reviewCorneal scarringMultidisciplinary treatmentPostoperative visionInitial treatmentBurn patientsCorneal injuryCicatricial ectropionOcular burnsTear productionMembrane graftGlobe protection
2009
Use of a non–cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold in abdominal wall reconstruction
Pomahac B, Aflaki P. Use of a non–cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold in abdominal wall reconstruction. The American Journal Of Surgery 2009, 199: 22-27. PMID: 19427629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal WallAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCohort StudiesCollagenFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHernia, AbdominalHernia, VentralHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurgical Wound DehiscenceSuture TechniquesSwineTensile StrengthTreatment OutcomeWound HealingYoung AdultConceptsAbdominal wall reconstructionSuperficial wound dehiscenceAbdominal wallComplex abdominal wallWall reconstructionWound dehiscencePorcine dermalProsthetic meshRetrospective chart reviewIntra-abdominal catastropheSurgical site infectionLarge incisional herniasGiant ventral herniasComplicated abdominal wallMean followMultiorgan failureAbdominal traumaEmergency surgeryOpen abdomenChart reviewSite infectionAbdominal closureFistula formationWound infectionIncisional hernia