2020
Flap Reconstruction for Deep Sternal Wound Infections: Factors Influencing Morbidity and Mortality
Piwnica-Worms W, Azoury SC, Kozak G, Nathan S, Stranix JT, Colen D, Othman S, Vallabhajosyula P, Serletti J, Kovach S. Flap Reconstruction for Deep Sternal Wound Infections: Factors Influencing Morbidity and Mortality. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 109: 1584-1590. PMID: 31982440, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep sternal wound infectionVertical rectus abdominis myocutaneousSuperficial surgical site infectionEnd-stage renal diseaseSternal wound infectionPectoralis muscle flapFlap reconstructionRenal diseasePostoperative complicationsWound infectionMuscle flapHigh mortalityBilateral pectoralis muscle flapsAnesthesiologists physical status classificationFactors Influencing MorbidityPredominant postoperative complicationSingle reconstructive surgeonCardiopulmonary bypass timeHigher American SocietyPredictor of morbidityComplicated postoperative courseCongestive heart failureSurgical site infectionPhysical status classificationSoft tissue coverage
2017
Godina's Principles in the Twenty-First Century and the Evolution of Lower Extremity Trauma Reconstruction
Colen DL, Colen LB, Levin LS, Kovach SJ. Godina's Principles in the Twenty-First Century and the Evolution of Lower Extremity Trauma Reconstruction. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2017, 34: 563-571. PMID: 29121685, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1607348.Peer-Reviewed Original Research