2023
Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 220-224. PMID: 37489963, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger finger releaseSurgical site infectionNarcotic prescriptionsED visitsOffice procedureFinger releaseOperating roomPostoperative ED visitsEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPhysician reimbursementOutpatient operating roomComorbidity indexPatient characteristicsPostoperative recordsSite infectionDepartment visitsInpatient surgeryHand surgeryExclusion criteriaSurgeryTotal reimbursementVisitsLower rates
2022
Business of Medicine in the Academic Plastic Surgery Community
Khetpal S, Hauc S, Lopez J, Prsic A. Business of Medicine in the Academic Plastic Surgery Community. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2022, 89: 253-257. PMID: 35993681, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCurriculumHumansInternship and ResidencySurgeonsSurgery, PlasticSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsBusiness curriculumResidency curriculumBusiness of medicineBusiness fundamentalsSuch teachingAcademic plastic surgeonsFaculty membersFormal instructionCurriculumResidency educationSuch conceptsMore instructionPlastic surgery trainingEducationPersonal financesCertain topicsResidency programsPlastic surgery residency programsMajority of respondentsInstructionSurgical trainingSurgery residency programsTrainingSurgery trainingAcademic plastic surgery
2021
Implementing Live Virtual Surgery in the COVID Era: Overcoming Medicolegal, Technical, and Educational Hurdles
Dinis J, Prsic A, Junn A, Hsia H, Alperovich M. Implementing Live Virtual Surgery in the COVID Era: Overcoming Medicolegal, Technical, and Educational Hurdles. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 148: 1092e-1094e. PMID: 34757998, PMCID: PMC8612848, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in the Use of Ambulatory Surgery Centers for Medically Necessary Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Procedures among Medicare Beneficiaries
Khetpal S, Lopez J, Prsic A. Trends in the Use of Ambulatory Surgery Centers for Medically Necessary Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Procedures among Medicare Beneficiaries. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 916e-918e. PMID: 33885401, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons?
Peck CJ, Carney M, Chiu A, Park KE, Prassinos A, Allam O, Thomson JG, Prsic A. Sex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons? Hand 2021, 17: 1133-1138. PMID: 33682465, PMCID: PMC9608288, DOI: 10.1177/1558944721998020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative opioid prescriptionsHand surgeonsOpioid prescriptionsPatient sociodemographicsChronic painSingle academic medical centerNumerous sociodemographic factorsPostoperative pain managementUndertreatment of painCertain patient populationsEvidence-based guidelinesCarpal tunnel releaseAcademic medical centerType of procedureAverage morphinePain managementBlack patientsPatient populationPrescription practicesHand surgeryRetrospective analysisMedical CenterType of insuranceSociodemographic factorsPain