Risk Factors for Readmission After Cleft Lip Repair.
Chouairi F, Mercier MR, Mets EJ, Alperovich M. Risk Factors for Readmission After Cleft Lip Repair. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 2042-2044. PMID: 31403505, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCleft LipDatabases, FactualHumansLogistic ModelsPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementReoperationRisk FactorsConceptsCleft lip repairSeizure disorderSteroid useLip repairRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseDeep incisional surgical site infectionStructural central nervous system abnormalitiesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseIncisional surgical site infectionThirty-day readmission ratesCentral nervous system abnormalitiesDeep wound dehiscenceSurgical site infectionManagement of patientsNational surgical databaseNervous system abnormalitiesCommon craniofacial malformationBinary logistic regressionReadmitted patientsUnplanned intubationPatient demographicsReadmission ratesNutritional supportSite infectionPredictors of Adverse Events Following Cleft Palate Repair.
Mets EJ, Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Alperovich M. Predictors of Adverse Events Following Cleft Palate Repair. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 1414-1418. PMID: 31299734, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCleft palate repairPerioperative blood transfusionBronchopulmonary dysplasia/chronic lung diseaseAdverse eventsChronic lung diseaseBlood transfusionPalate repairRisk factorsCerebral palsyLung diseaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project Pediatric databasePrimary cleft palate repairWound dehiscence rateSurgical risk factorsThirty-day readmissionIntraoperative adverse eventsPost-surgical complicationsSystemic risk factorsCleft palate surgeryYears of ageLife-threatening risksReoperation rateProlonged lengthPulmonary diseaseRisk stratificationNational 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildHumansMalePlastic Surgery ProceduresQuality ImprovementRisk FactorsSurgeonsSyndactylyConceptsOperative 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 management