2017
Experience With Patient Referrals for Upper Extremity Transplantation at a U.S. Academic Medical Center
Kiwanuka H, Aycart M, Bueno E, Pomahac B, Talbot S. Experience With Patient Referrals for Upper Extremity Transplantation at a U.S. Academic Medical Center. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2017, 42: 751.e1-751.e6. PMID: 28648330, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper extremity transplantationMode of referralPhysician referralExtremity transplantationDemographic dataSelf-referred individualsSTUDY/LEVELInjury-related characteristicsPopulation of patientsU.S. academic medical centersUpper extremity disabilityClinical trial outcomesFisher's exact testAcademic medical centerChi-square testCommon indicationInjury characteristicsReferral patternsPatient referralTreatment modalitiesExtremity disabilityScreening practicesInstitutional experienceImmediate exclusionLevel IV
2016
Patient Recruitment and Referral Patterns in Face Transplantation
Kiwanuka H, Aycart M, Bueno E, Alhefzi M, Krezdorn N, Pomahac B. Patient Recruitment and Referral Patterns in Face Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2016, 138: 224-231. PMID: 27348655, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000002268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReferral patternsPhysician referralPatient recruitmentFace transplantationDemographic characteristicsShort-term resultsClinical trial statusPatient characteristicsTransplantation centersRetrospective reviewAuthors' centerClinical trialsImmediate exclusionAesthetic deficitsPhysician educationAverage ageBurn communityTrial statusProtocol approvalRelationship of characteristicsTransplantationReferralUnited StatesAreas of improvementInjury