2023
Surgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications
Knoedler S, Knoedler L, Patel H, Diatta F, Camacho J, Sofo G, Perozzo F, Evans B, Mookerjee V, Ayyala H, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Surgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 88: 292-295. PMID: 38029475, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast fat necrosisChronic heart failureRisk factorsAdverse eventsHeart failureFemale patientsSurgical managementFat necrosisNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigher wound classPostoperative adverse eventsNon-cancerous conditionsOutcomes of interestQuality Improvement ProgramMajority of casesPerioperative algorithmWound classComplication occurrenceComplication ratePostoperative outcomesSurgical complicationsMedical complicationsSurgical treatmentMultivariable analysisWide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 220-224. PMID: 37489963, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger finger releaseSurgical site infectionNarcotic prescriptionsED visitsOffice procedureFinger releaseOperating roomPostoperative ED visitsEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPhysician reimbursementOutpatient operating roomComorbidity indexPatient characteristicsPostoperative recordsSite infectionDepartment visitsInpatient surgeryHand surgeryExclusion criteriaSurgeryTotal reimbursementVisitsLower ratesHow Does Reduction Mammaplasty Surgical Technique Impact Clinical, Aesthetic, and Patient-Reported Outcomes?
Cunning J, Mookerjee V, Alper D, Rios-Diaz A, Bauder A, Kimia R, Broach R, Barrette L, Fischer J, Butler P. How Does Reduction Mammaplasty Surgical Technique Impact Clinical, Aesthetic, and Patient-Reported Outcomes? Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 28-35. PMID: 37450858, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior pedicle techniqueQuality of lifePedicle techniqueInferior pedicle reduction mammoplastyBREAST-Q surveysGrade 3 ptosisPatient-reported outcomesShorter procedure timeInferior pedicle reductionReduction mammoplasty techniqueReduction mammaplasty techniquePostoperative complicationsPatient characteristicsSymptomatic macromastiaSingle surgeonWound dehiscenceMammoplasty techniqueSuperomedial pedicleReduction mammoplastyProcedure timePatientsComplicationsLife outcomesMammaplasty techniqueBreast aestheticsTranexamic Acid in Facial Feminization Surgery: Quantifying a High-risk Setting With Exogenous Estrogen Supplementation
Alper D, Almeida M, Rivera J, Hosseini H, Williams M, Long A, Prassinos A, Mookerjee V, Persing J, Alperovich M. Tranexamic Acid in Facial Feminization Surgery: Quantifying a High-risk Setting With Exogenous Estrogen Supplementation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 34: 1452-1455. PMID: 37277900, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolic eventsSafety of TXAExogenous estrogen supplementationTranexamic acidEstrogen supplementationFacial feminization surgeryCaprini scoreVTE ratesBlood lossOperative timeFeminization surgeryHigh-risk patient populationIntraoperative tranexamic acidRisk patient populationHigh-risk settingsUnpaired t-testEstrogen therapyThromboembolic eventsRetrospective reviewHematoma rateProthrombotic agentsPatient populationProcedure typeMedical CenterElevated riskQuality and Readability of Accessible Facial Feminization Literature
Alper D, Almeida M, De Baun H, Glahn J, Rivera J, Williams M, Collar J, Mookerjee V, Persing J, Alperovich M. Quality and Readability of Accessible Facial Feminization Literature. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 90: 533-537. PMID: 37311308, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCellular activation pathways and interaction networks in vascularized composite allotransplantation
Knoedler L, Knoedler S, Panayi A, Lee C, Sadigh S, Huelsboemer L, Stoegner V, Schroeter A, Kern B, Mookerjee V, Lian C, Tullius S, Murphy G, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Cellular activation pathways and interaction networks in vascularized composite allotransplantation. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1179355. PMID: 37266446, PMCID: PMC10230044, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1179355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationComposite allotransplantationRecipient-derived lymphocytesTreatment of patientsCellular activation pathwaysMultidrug immunosuppressionVCA graftsVCA patientsVCA rejectionGraft rejectionDevastating injuriesClinical managementNovel therapiesReconstructive surgeryLimb lossRejection responseFacial disfigurementAllotransplantationPatientsGraftActivation pathwayTissue cellsDifferent cell typesTissue typesCell typesPostoperative Antibiotics Following Reduction Mammaplasty Does Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infection
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prassinos A, Grauer J, Butler P. Postoperative Antibiotics Following Reduction Mammaplasty Does Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infection. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2023, 43: np494-np499. PMID: 36788713, DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjad030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of SSISurgical site infectionBody mass indexReduction mammaplasty patientsPostoperative antibioticsPerioperative antibioticsED visitsSSI ratesSite infectionObese populationReduction mammaplastyPostoperative antibiotic useElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency department visitsSubgroup of patientsPostoperative prescriptionComorbidity indexObese patientsPostoperative courseDepartment visitsMass indexAntibiotic utilizationSubgroup analysisAntibiotic useHigh risk
2022
Determining Morbidity of Adding Genioplasty to Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery
Mookerjee VG, Peck CJ, Reategui A, Nguyen H, Lopez J, Steinbacher D. Determining Morbidity of Adding Genioplasty to Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2022, 47: 1104-1110. PMID: 36097080, DOI: 10.1007/s00266-022-03078-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayOrthognathic surgeryAdditional morbidityOperative timeLeFort IYale-New Haven HospitalBaseline patient differencesSignificant additional morbidityRetrospective cohort studyPatient LOSDouble-jaw surgeryLevel of evidenceBimaxillary orthognathic surgeryLogistic regression analysisEvidence IIIThis journalPostoperative nauseaCohort studyOpioid useSurgical outcomesResultsA totalJaw surgeryPatient differencesAuthors wwwMedicine ratingsDentofacial anomalies
2021
The Economic Impact of Extensor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States
Mehrzad R, Mookerjee V, Schmidt S, Jehle C, Rao V, Mehrzad M, Liu P. The Economic Impact of Extensor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2021, 88: 168-172. PMID: 34176901, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensor tendon lacerationsTendon lacerationsTotal annual direct medical costsAnnual direct medical costsCommon hand conditionsIndirect costsDirect medical costsPrevalence-based costSignificant economic burdenHealth care systemPrimary cohortSurgical repairRehabilitation protocolMedical costsEconomic burdenIllness modelLevel IIHand conditionsInjuryLacerationCare systemPatientsThousands of AmericansUnited StatesTotal cost
2019
The Economic Impact of Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States.
Mehrzad R, Mookerjee V, Schmidt S, Jehle C, Kiwanuka E, Liu P. The Economic Impact of Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2019, 83: 419-423. PMID: 31524735, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexor tendon lacerationsTendon lacerationsIndirect costsCommon hand conditionsPrevalence-based costImportant economic burdenTotal direct costsHealth care systemAmerican Medical SystemsSurgical repairPrimary cohortRehabilitation protocolEconomic burdenLacerationEconomic impactIllness modelSecondary cohortInitial operationHand conditionsInjuryCare systemDirect costsPatientsThousands of AmericansCohort