2024
A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs.
Kammien A, Rancu A, Kim S, Parikh N, Grauer J, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2024 PMID: 39026384, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElixhauser Comorbidity IndexWound complicationsTraditional anesthesiaEmergency department visitsYears of follow-upTendon repairAnalysis of complicationsRate of tendon ruptureNationwide cohort studyDepartment visitsWide-awake surgeryFlexor tendon repairConcomitant treatmentMatched cohortFollow-upZone II flexor tendon repairCohort studyMultivariate linear regressionAnesthesia techniquesComorbidity indexVascular injuryIntraoperative testingReoperationNerve repairPatientsThe Correlation of Surgical Setting With Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions for Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release.
Kammien A, Hu K, Collar J, Rancu A, Zhao K, Grauer J, Colen D. The Correlation of Surgical Setting With Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions for Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release. Hand 2024, 15589447241247247. PMID: 38654508, DOI: 10.1177/15589447241247247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarpal tunnel releasePerioperative opioid prescriptionOpioid prescriptionsAssociation of opioid prescriptionsSurgical settingOpioid utilizationPerioperative opioid utilizationMorphine milligram equivalentsAdministrative claims databaseOpioid dependence/abuseMilligram equivalentsPostoperative dataElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPain controlPreoperative dataBilateral surgeryTraditional anesthesiaBack/neck painMatched cohortOffice-based surgeryComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisOpioidSurgeryAnesthetic technique
2023
Wide 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 rates