Surgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications
Knoedler S, Knoedler L, Patel H, Diatta F, Camacho J, Sofo G, Perozzo F, Evans B, Mookerjee V, Ayyala H, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Surgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 88: 292-295. PMID: 38029475, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast fat necrosisChronic heart failureRisk factorsAdverse eventsHeart failureFemale patientsSurgical managementFat necrosisNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigher wound classPostoperative adverse eventsNon-cancerous conditionsOutcomes of interestQuality Improvement ProgramMajority of casesPerioperative algorithmWound classComplication occurrenceComplication ratePostoperative outcomesSurgical complicationsMedical complicationsSurgical treatmentMultivariable analysisPostoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine?
Knoedler S, Hoch C, Huelsboemer L, Knoedler L, Stögner V, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Colen D. Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine? Frontiers In Surgery 2023, 10: 1130566. PMID: 36911625, PMCID: PMC9992807, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1130566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFree flap monitoringElderly patientsClinical examinationFlap monitoringAge-related morphologic changesFlap survival rateFree flap reconstructionFree tissue transferComplex tissue defectsPerioperative algorithmOlder patientsCancer resectionFlap appearancePrompt interventionClinical signsFlap reconstructionFree flapFlap compromiseSurvival rateMicrovascular anastomosisTissue transferTissue defectsMorphologic changesPostoperative free flap monitoringPatients