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 analysisHow 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 aestheticsPostoperative 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
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