2016
Surgical Optimization of Motor Recovery in Face Transplantation
Aycart M, Perry B, Alhefzi M, Bueno E, Kueckelhaus M, Fischer S, Pomahac B. Surgical Optimization of Motor Recovery in Face Transplantation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2016, 27: 286-292. PMID: 26967066, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCleft LipCleft PalateCohort StudiesComorbidityCross InfectionFacial MusclesFacial NerveFacial TransplantationFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMotor NeuronsNerve TransferPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AdjustmentSmilingSurgical Wound InfectionConceptsMotor recoveryPatient 2Nerve transferNerve graftingPatient 1Devastating facial injuriesFacial nerve stumpFacial nerve reconstructionManual muscle testingFull face transplantIntraoperative soft tissueFacial nerve managementPrinciples of managementGradual improvementMuscle testingNerve reconstructionNerve stumpChallenging patientsMotor functionRetrospective analysisSensory restorationPatient's abilitySatisfactory motorFacial injuriesNerve managementExtra-large negative pressure wound therapy dressings for burns – Initial experience with technique, fluid management, and outcomes
Fischer S, Wall J, Pomahac B, Riviello R, Halvorson E. Extra-large negative pressure wound therapy dressings for burns – Initial experience with technique, fluid management, and outcomes. Burns 2016, 42: 457-465. PMID: 26774601, DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal body surface areaLength of stayWound infectionNPWT dressingsNegative pressure wound therapy dressingsExcision/graftingAcute kidney injuryBody surface areaRisk of infectionLarge burn woundsAverage graftKidney injuryFluid resuscitationIll patientsEarly outcomesImproved outcomesFluid managementWound careExtensive burnsDay 1PatientsWound sizeNPWTPatient careGraft
2012
Infections Following Facial Composite Tissue Allotransplantation—Single Center Experience and Review of the Literature
Knoll B, Hammond S, Koo S, Issa N, Tullius S, Baden L, Pomahac B, Marty F. Infections Following Facial Composite Tissue Allotransplantation—Single Center Experience and Review of the Literature. American Journal Of Transplantation 2012, 13: 770-779. PMID: 23279299, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Infective AgentsCatheter-Related InfectionsCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsFaceFemaleGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansMaleMiddle AgedPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisSurgical Wound InfectionTissue TransplantationTransplantation, HomologousTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationConceptsFacial composite tissue allotransplantationCMV diseaseInfectious complicationsPosttransplant infectionsClostridium difficile-associated diarrheaDiscontinuation of prophylaxisEarly posttransplant infectionsSurgical site infectionDifficile-associated diarrheaCatheter-associated infectionsComposite tissue allotransplantationInvasive dermatophyte infectionAdditional prophylaxisBacterial parotitisPerioperative prophylaxisValganciclovir treatmentCenter experienceProphylaxis strategiesSite infectionPolymicrobial bacteremiaRecipient factorsTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleMedical recordsDermatophyte infectionsProphylaxisAbdominal wall reconstruction using a non-cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold: a follow-up study
Diaz-Siso J, Bueno E, Pomahac B. Abdominal wall reconstruction using a non-cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold: a follow-up study. Hernia 2012, 17: 37-44. PMID: 22707311, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-012-0927-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal wall reconstructionWall reconstructionMulti-organ failureLong-term outcomesLarger patient populationComplicated abdominal wallAbdominal wall defectAbdominal wall repairMean followMost patientsAnalysis of demographicsPatient populationIntraperitoneal techniqueSurgical techniqueComplex abdominal wall defectsAbdominal wallProsthetic meshPatientsComplicationsWall repairSuccessful outcomeConclusionsThis studyWall defectDermal scaffoldsInitial report
2011
Three Patients with Full Facial Transplantation
Pomahac B, Pribaz J, Eriksson E, Bueno E, Diaz-Siso J, Rybicki F, Annino D, Orgill D, Caterson E, Caterson S, Carty M, Chun Y, Sampson C, Janis J, Alam D, Saavedra A, Molnar J, Edrich T, Marty F, Tullius S. Three Patients with Full Facial Transplantation. New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 366: 715-722. PMID: 22204672, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1111432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull face transplantFull facial transplantationFacial transplantationAcute rejectionPostoperative complicationsSensory nervesSevere deformityFunctional restorationPatientsSingle episodeFacial allograftTransplantationFacial appearanceConventional reconstructionComplicationsAllograftsNerveGlucocorticoidsTransplantDeformityCoaptationMonths