2022
Racial disparities in short-term outcomes after breast reduction surgery–A National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Analysis with 23,268 patients using Propensity Score Matching
Haug V, Kadakia N, Wang AT, Dorante MI, Panayi AC, Kauke-Navarro M, Hundeshagen G, Diehm YF, Fischer S, Hirche C, Kneser U, Pomahac B. Racial disparities in short-term outcomes after breast reduction surgery–A National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Analysis with 23,268 patients using Propensity Score Matching. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2022, 75: 1849-1857. PMID: 35131191, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast reduction surgeryPropensity scoreSurgical complicationsPreoperative variablesReduction surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMajor surgical complicationsImprovement Program databaseMinor surgical complicationsShort-term outcomesNon-white patientsNumber of patientsEthnic health inequalitiesNon-white cohortsPostoperative outcomesDiabetes mellitusMajor complicationsMedical complicationsSurgical outcomesPatient ethnicityProgram databaseInclusion criteriaSurgical care
2021
Three-Dimensional Osteosynthesis Plates for the Surgical Treatment of Mandibular Fractures
Khalil S, Khamis H, Kauke M, Iizuka T, Safi AF. Three-Dimensional Osteosynthesis Plates for the Surgical Treatment of Mandibular Fractures. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2021, 32: e728-e735. PMID: 34172684, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional surgical interventionMandibular fracturesPostoperative complicationsMajor complicationsRetrospective studySurgical interventionSystematic reviewPlate fractureAge of patientsEffective treatment modalityNumber of patientsRisk of biasComprehensive electronic searchCochrane HandbookSurgical treatmentClinical outcomesStability of osteosynthesisProspective studyWound dehiscenceOutcome parametersTreatment modalitiesMandible fracturesLower incidenceHigh riskFracture classification
2018
Clinical evaluation of non-syndromic scaphocephaly surgically corrected with the procedure of total vertex craniectomy
Kreppel M, Kauke M, Safi AF, Grandoch A, Pocek-Behn N, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Clinical evaluation of non-syndromic scaphocephaly surgically corrected with the procedure of total vertex craniectomy. Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 46: 1465-1469. PMID: 29960814, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.05.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime of surgeryStandardized operative techniqueSingle-surgeon approachMonths of ageReoperation rateMajor complicationsCorrective surgeryMean durationClinical evaluationSurgical correctionSurgical methodsOperative techniqueWhitaker scoreRetrospective evaluationSurgeon's approachCraniectomyAesthetic outcomeYoung individualsMonthsPatientsSurgeryScaphocephalyCategory IVCategory IOutcomesClinical Evaluation of Standardized Fronto-Orbital Advancement for Correction of Isolated Trigonocephaly
Safi AF, Kreppel M, Grandoch A, Kauke M, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Clinical Evaluation of Standardized Fronto-Orbital Advancement for Correction of Isolated Trigonocephaly. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2018, 29: 72-75. PMID: 29040150, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFronto-orbital advancementClinical outcomesPatient cohortWhitaker scoreLow complication rateMean operation timeTreatment-naive childrenPostoperative complicationsComplication rateMajor complicationsCorrective surgeryDural tearRetrospective studySubdural hematomaMean ageClinical evaluationInclusion criteriaFronto-orbital advancement proceduresClinical successFrontoorbital advancementPatientsMorphological outcomesTrigonocephalyOperation timeAdvancement procedure