Cost Analysis of Conventional Face Reconstruction versus Face Transplantation for Large Tissue Defects
Nguyen L, Naunheim M, Hevelone N, Diaz-Siso J, Hogan J, Bueno E, Caterson E, Pomahac B. Cost Analysis of Conventional Face Reconstruction versus Face Transplantation for Large Tissue Defects. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 135: 260-267. PMID: 25539310, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000000799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial allograft transplantationAllograft transplantationOne-year costsReconstruction patientsTissue defectsMedical Consumer Price IndexHospital billing recordsFacial tissue defectsLarge tissue defectsGlobal immunosuppressionTransplantation recipientsDepartment costsTransplantation cohortConventional reconstructionDead donorsImmunologic rejectionTreatment modalitiesPatient costsHypothetical cohortTransplantationBilling recordsCase severityFacial deficitsPatientsFacial allograft