2024
Sociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Sadeghzadeh S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Sociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1310-1314. PMID: 38752737, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesLength of stayCranial vault repairAdverse eventsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric databaseAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisNSQIP-Pediatric databaseAge of presentationNon-Hispanic Black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsIncreased complication rateHospital length of stayExtended length of stayPostoperative clinical outcomesEquitable health careRetrospective cohort studyCranial vault remodelingCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPostoperative adverse eventsCranial vault reconstructionProcedural Terminology codesLogistic regression analysisNon-white patients
2023
Associated Risk Factors for Extended Operative Time Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Serrato P, Hengartner A, Sayeed S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Associated Risk Factors for Extended Operative Time Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 35: 427-431. PMID: 38078913, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtended operative timeCranial vault remodelingRetrospective cohort studyAdverse eventsCohort studyIndependent predictorsPediatric patientsOperative timeRisk factorsVault remodelingNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricHealth care resource utilizationPostoperative surgical site infectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricMultivariate logistic regression analysisDiseases 9/10 codesNSQIP-Pediatric databasePostoperative adverse eventsHigher American SocietySurgical site infectionAssociated risk factorsSurgical adverse eventsLength of stayLogistic regression analysisNon-Hispanic whites
2020
Risk of peri-operative complications in children receiving preoperative steroids
Mets EJ, Chouairi F, Mirza H, Allam O, Park KE, Junn A, Alperovich M. Risk of peri-operative complications in children receiving preoperative steroids. Pediatric Surgery International 2020, 36: 1345-1352. PMID: 32918623, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-020-04742-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsPediatric patientsSteroid usePreoperative steroidsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project Pediatric databaseThirty-day adverse eventsPropensity scorePostoperative adverse eventsPeri-operative complicationsPediatric surgery patientsSimilar larger studiesMore comorbiditiesPerioperative impactHospital stayPerioperative complicationsAdult patientsPatient demographicsSteroid treatmentSurgery patientsSurgical variablesWound dehiscenceSurgical outcomesPediatric databasePatientsLarger study
2019
Predictors of Adverse Events Following Cleft Palate Repair.
Mets EJ, Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Alperovich M. Predictors of Adverse Events Following Cleft Palate Repair. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 1414-1418. PMID: 31299734, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCleft palate repairPerioperative blood transfusionBronchopulmonary dysplasia/chronic lung diseaseAdverse eventsChronic lung diseaseBlood transfusionPalate repairRisk factorsCerebral palsyLung diseaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project Pediatric databasePrimary cleft palate repairWound dehiscence rateSurgical risk factorsThirty-day readmissionIntraoperative adverse eventsPost-surgical complicationsSystemic risk factorsCleft palate surgeryYears of ageLife-threatening risksReoperation rateProlonged lengthPulmonary diseaseRisk stratification