2023
Understanding the Drivers of Cost and Length of Stay in a Cohort of 21,875 Patients with Severe Burn
Hauc S, Stögner V, Ihnat J, Hosseini H, Huelsboemer L, Kauke-Navarro M, Rivera J, Williams M, Glahn J, Savetamal A, Pomahac B. Understanding the Drivers of Cost and Length of Stay in a Cohort of 21,875 Patients with Severe Burn. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2023, 45: 425-431. PMID: 37882472, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irad168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayNational Inpatient SampleThird-degree burnsSkin graftsSevere burnsMajor operating room proceduresLonger LOSPost-operative complicationsBurn-related deathsCost of hospitalizationICD-9 codesImproved mortality ratesOperating room proceduresDrivers of costSecond-degree burnsOnly patientsPatient characteristicsSurgery patientsElectrolyte imbalanceInpatient SampleIndividual patientsInpatient dataComplex careRepresentative cohortPatients
2021
Donor and Recipient Matching in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Closer Look at the Donor Pool
Kauke M, Haug V, Obed D, Diehm Y, Tchiloemba B, Safi AF, Pomahac B. Donor and Recipient Matching in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Closer Look at the Donor Pool. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 148: 194-202. PMID: 34181616, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor poolHepatitis CUnited NetworkPotential donorsEpstein-Barr virus seropositivityCytomegalovirus-seropositive donorsUnderrepresented patient groupsOrgan Sharing databaseFacial Vascularized Composite AllotransplantationHigh-risk characteristicsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationActual wait timesAllotransplant patientsSeronegative patientsSeropositive donorsMost patientsAllotransplant recipientsPatient characteristicsRecipient matchingSharing databasePositive donorsPatient groupVirus seropositivityOrgan SharingOrgan donors