2020
Use of venous couplers in microsurgical lower extremity reconstruction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Haug V, Panayi A, Kadakia N, Abdulrazzak O, Endo Y, Udeh K, Kollar B, Hundeshagen G, Pomahac B, Kneser U, Hirche C. Use of venous couplers in microsurgical lower extremity reconstruction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Microsurgery 2020, 41: 50-60. PMID: 32227603, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower limb reconstructionHand-sewn anastomosisSystematic reviewLimb reconstructionVenous couplerMicrosurgical lower extremity reconstructionMore surgical complicationsAdditional prospective studiesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesLower extremity reconstructionFree tissue transferFull-text reviewQuality of reportingWeb of ScienceMicrovascular complicationsSurgical complicationsArterial compromiseCochrane CollaborationProspective studyCase reportVenous anastomosisClinical trialsLower extremitiesSurgical techniqueInclusion criteria
2016
Patient Recruitment and Referral Patterns in Face Transplantation
Kiwanuka H, Aycart M, Bueno E, Alhefzi M, Krezdorn N, Pomahac B. Patient Recruitment and Referral Patterns in Face Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2016, 138: 224-231. PMID: 27348655, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000002268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReferral patternsPhysician referralPatient recruitmentFace transplantationDemographic characteristicsShort-term resultsClinical trial statusPatient characteristicsTransplantation centersRetrospective reviewAuthors' centerClinical trialsImmediate exclusionAesthetic deficitsPhysician educationAverage ageBurn communityTrial statusProtocol approvalRelationship of characteristicsTransplantationReferralUnited StatesAreas of improvementInjury
2014
Hand transplants and the mandate for tolerance
Koulmanda M, Pomahac B, Fan Z, Murphy G, Strom T. Hand transplants and the mandate for tolerance. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2014, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 25373855, PMCID: PMC4352932, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHand transplantationIL-2Hand transplantLow-dose IL-2IL-2-based therapyBalance of immunityDrug-free toleranceRegulatory T cellsUse of immunosuppressionRecent clinical trialsLife-long immunosuppressionInduction of toleranceNonhuman primate modelShort-term treatmentDrug minimizationPosttransplant periodInflammatory processClinical trialsPrimate modelT cellsPreclinical demonstrationComposite allograftsAdverse inflammationTransplantationTransplant