2020
Does Surgical Specialty Impact Mandibular Fracture Outcomes?
Sun A, Nguyen K, Mehta SK, Allam O, Park KE, Alperovich M. Does Surgical Specialty Impact Mandibular Fracture Outcomes? Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2020, 32: 855-858. PMID: 32941216, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReoperation rateReadmission ratesFracture managementInfection rateNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigher ASA class patientsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramComparable perioperative outcomesLength of staySignificant differencesQuality Improvement ProgramHigh ratePRS patientsPerioperative outcomesPatient agePatient demographicsFracture outcomesOperative timeENT patientsAdverse outcomesClass patientsMaxillofacial traumaPractice patternsPatientsPRS group
2019
Veau III and Veau IV Cleft Palate: Do Peri-Operative Complications Differ?
Chouairi F, Mets EJ, Gabrick KS, Alperovich M. Veau III and Veau IV Cleft Palate: Do Peri-Operative Complications Differ? Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 2372-2374. PMID: 31584550, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational 30-Day Outcomes for Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction
Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Alperovich M. National 30-Day Outcomes for Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30807468, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior vault distractionOperative timePediatric databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseCalvarial volumeBlood transfusion volumeIncidence of strokeMajority of patientsSurgical site infectionPosterior cranial vault distractionNational pediatric databaseTransfusion requirementsTransfusion volumeOlder patientsPerioperative outcomesBlood transfusionPatient ageSite infectionPatient backgroundSafety profileSafe procedureRisk factorsInclusion criteriaPatient profilesPatientsNational Patterns in Surgical Management of Syndactyly: A Review of 956 Cases
Chouairi F, Mercier MR, Persing JS, Gabrick KS, Clune J, Alperovich M. National Patterns in Surgical Management of Syndactyly: A Review of 956 Cases. Hand 2019, 15: 666-673. PMID: 30770023, PMCID: PMC7543215, DOI: 10.1177/1558944719828003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperative timeComplex syndactylySyndactyly repairNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseOrthopaedic surgeonsSimple syndactylySuperficial surgical site infectionPlastic surgeonsSurgical site infectionTime of surgeryLonger operative timeShorter operative timeMulti-institutional outcome analysisNumber of patientsPreoperative comorbiditiesReconstructive complicationsSyndactyly casesVentilator dependencePerioperative outcomesAirway abnormalitiesMost patientsPatient demographicsSurgical factorsSite infectionSurgical managementChronic steroid use as an independent risk factor for perioperative complications
Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Mercier MR, Gabrick KS, Alperovich M. Chronic steroid use as an independent risk factor for perioperative complications. Surgery 2019, 165: 990-995. PMID: 30765140, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic steroid useSteroid useSurgical outcomesChronic steroidsPerioperative outcomesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseLogistic regressionPerioperative surgical outcomesImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorRisk of readmissionPoor perioperative outcomesRisk of reoperationPoor surgical outcomesRisk of deathMore comorbiditiesCorticosteroid usePerioperative complicationsPatient demographicsSurgical cohortSurgical complicationsSurgical patientsRisk factorsOdds ratio