2022
Are Opioids Out? Assessing Prescription Patterns in Plastic Surgery Using Medicare Part D Beneficiary Data
Maisner R, Song A, Zhou B, Srinivasan N, Thepmankorn P, Siniakowicz C, Ayyala H. Are Opioids Out? Assessing Prescription Patterns in Plastic Surgery Using Medicare Part D Beneficiary Data. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2022, 88: s266-s273. PMID: 35180750, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid prescribing ratesPlastic surgeonsOpioid prescriptionsPrescription patternsOpioid claimsOpioid epidemicPrescribing ratesPrescribed short coursesOpioid prescription patternsPostoperative pain controlReduced postoperative morbidityUse of opioidsOpioid prescription ratesPrescription drug monitoring programsEvidence-based guidelinesNonopioid agentsCross-sectional studyKruskal-Wallis testPostoperative morbidityPrescribed opioidsPostoperative painDrug monitoring programsPain controlSurgeon experiencePrescription opioids
2019
The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Patients Undergoing Breast Reduction Surgery
Riddle K, Malhotra R, Ayyala H, Datiashvili R. The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Patients Undergoing Breast Reduction Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2019, 30: 2434-2436. PMID: 31858396, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-04360-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of metabolic syndromeMetabolic syndromeBreast reduction proceduresPostoperative morbidityObese patientsSurgical outcomesBreast reductionReduction mammoplastyIncreased complicationsSurgical proceduresSyndromePatientsReconstructive proceduresBreastMammoplastyBMIComplicationsMorbidityMortality