2017
Intraoperative Feeding Improves Calorie and Protein Delivery in Acute Burn Patients
Varon D, Freitas G, Goel N, Wall J, Bharadia D, Sisk E, Vacanti J, Pomahac B, Sinha I, Patel V. Intraoperative Feeding Improves Calorie and Protein Delivery in Acute Burn Patients. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2017, 38: 299-303. PMID: 28296670, DOI: 10.1097/bcr.0000000000000514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnteral feedsProtocol groupStandard groupAcute burn patientsEnteral nutrition supportMajor thermal injuryEnteral feeding tubesBurn center's experienceProtein-calorie deficitsRate of aspirationOperative positioningModern burn careCenter experienceNutrition supportPerioperative periodRetrospective reviewTube feedsBurn patientsFeeding tubeEarly initiationCutaneous burnsBurn careInfusion rateIntraoperative aspirationPatients
2015
A Single Center's Experience with Donation of Facial Allografts for Transplantation
Huang A, Bueno E, Pomahac B. A Single Center's Experience with Donation of Facial Allografts for Transplantation. Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation 2015, 2: 80-87. DOI: 10.1080/23723505.2016.1189992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpstein-Barr virusIschemia timeImmunologic compatibilityPost-transplant immunosuppressionSingle-center experienceHeart-beating donorsFace transplant recipientsDonor serologyFacial restorationTransplant recipientsHemodynamic stabilityCenter experienceNational Donor RegistryABO compatibilityNegative crossmatchWomen's HospitalDonor procurementHLA typingDonor typeAesthetic outcomeDonor characteristicsInfectious diseasesDonor registryFacial allograftFace transplantation
2013
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation and Tissue Engineering
Bueno E, Diaz-Siso J, Sisk G, Chandawarkar A, Kiwanuka H, Lamparello B, Caterson E, Pomahac B. Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation and Tissue Engineering. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2013, 24: 256-263. PMID: 23348296, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e318275f173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue engineeringComposite tissue defectsTissue engineersVascularized Composite AllotransplantationDemonstrated resultsComposite tissueEngineeringTE researchImmune suppressionLifelong immune suppressionComposite allotransplantationAnatomic equivalentsTissue defectsBiomaterialsRegenerative medicineBioreactorCenter experienceExtremity amputationConventional reconstructionEngineersDonor shortageCompatible donorsFacial injuriesClinical practice
2012
Infections Following Facial Composite Tissue Allotransplantation—Single Center Experience and Review of the Literature
Knoll B, Hammond S, Koo S, Issa N, Tullius S, Baden L, Pomahac B, Marty F. Infections Following Facial Composite Tissue Allotransplantation—Single Center Experience and Review of the Literature. American Journal Of Transplantation 2012, 13: 770-779. PMID: 23279299, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Infective AgentsCatheter-Related InfectionsCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsFaceFemaleGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansMaleMiddle AgedPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisSurgical Wound InfectionTissue TransplantationTransplantation, HomologousTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationConceptsFacial composite tissue allotransplantationCMV diseaseInfectious complicationsPosttransplant infectionsClostridium difficile-associated diarrheaDiscontinuation of prophylaxisEarly posttransplant infectionsSurgical site infectionDifficile-associated diarrheaCatheter-associated infectionsComposite tissue allotransplantationInvasive dermatophyte infectionAdditional prophylaxisBacterial parotitisPerioperative prophylaxisValganciclovir treatmentCenter experienceProphylaxis strategiesSite infectionPolymicrobial bacteremiaRecipient factorsTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleMedical recordsDermatophyte infectionsProphylaxis