2024
The impact of age on outcomes after breast reduction surgery – A multi-institutional data analysis of 40,958 cases
Knoedler S, Perozzo F, Jiang J, Kosyk M, Alfertshofer M, Schenck T, Kern B, Sofo G, Knoedler L, Panayi A, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Kim B. The impact of age on outcomes after breast reduction surgery – A multi-institutional data analysis of 40,958 cases. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2024, 98: 318-330. PMID: 39321535, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduction mammoplastyFemale patientsMedical complicationsImpact of ageAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPatients aged <Patients aged >Breast reduction surgeryAdult female patientsQuality Improvement ProgramPostoperative morbiditySurgical complicationsPostoperative outcomesPatient ageReduction surgeryDeterminants of riskMultivariate analysisAmerican CollegeComplicationsLow riskPatientsMammoplasty
2023
The significance of timing in breast reconstruction after mastectomy: An ACS-NSQIP analysis
Knoedler S, Kauke-Navarro M, Knoedler L, Friedrich S, Ayyala H, Haug V, Didzun O, Hundeshagen G, Bigdeli A, Kneser U, Machens H, Pomahac B, Orgill D, Broer P, Panayi A. The significance of timing in breast reconstruction after mastectomy: An ACS-NSQIP analysis. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 89: 40-50. PMID: 38134626, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.11.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmediate BRTime pointsACS-NSQIP databaseLow complication rateACS-NSQIP AnalysisBreast cancer patientsBreast reconstruction optionsAutologous cohortsComplication rateSignificance of timingFemale patientsMedical complicationsMultivariable analysisMore complicationsPatient eligibilityCancer patientsBreast reconstructionOncological purposesPatientsComplicationsReconstruction optionsPropensity scoreCase workupMastectomyEligibilitySurgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications
Knoedler S, Knoedler L, Patel H, Diatta F, Camacho J, Sofo G, Perozzo F, Evans B, Mookerjee V, Ayyala H, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Surgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 88: 292-295. PMID: 38029475, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast fat necrosisChronic heart failureRisk factorsAdverse eventsHeart failureFemale patientsSurgical managementFat necrosisNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigher wound classPostoperative adverse eventsNon-cancerous conditionsOutcomes of interestQuality Improvement ProgramMajority of casesPerioperative algorithmWound classComplication occurrenceComplication ratePostoperative outcomesSurgical complicationsMedical complicationsSurgical treatmentMultivariable analysisFacial Expression after Face Transplant: An International Face Transplant Cohort Comparison
Dorante M, Wang A, Kollar B, Perry B, Ertosun M, Lindford A, Kiukas E, Özkan Ö, Özkan Ö, Lassus P, Pomahac B. Facial Expression after Face Transplant: An International Face Transplant Cohort Comparison. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 152: 315e-325e. PMID: 36727808, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFT patientsHealthy controlsMotor function restorationMotor functionFace transplantFunction restorationAge-matched healthy controlsCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELInterpositional nerve graftFull face transplantRespective healthy controlsMotor outcomeNerve coaptationFemale patientsNerve graftsPatientsPercentage restorationCohort comparisonFacial proceduresBilateral testsTransplantScore valuesFacial movements
2022
Perioperative Outcomes and Risk Profile of 4730 Cosmetic Breast Surgery Cases in Academic Institutions: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis
Knoedler S, Kauke-Navarro M, Haug V, Broer P, Pomahac B, Knoedler L, Panayi A. Perioperative Outcomes and Risk Profile of 4730 Cosmetic Breast Surgery Cases in Academic Institutions: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2022, 43: 433-451. PMID: 36472232, DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjac320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCosmetic breast surgeryObstructive pulmonary diseaseRisk factorsSurgical complicationsPulmonary diseaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMulti-institutional national databaseMultiple proceduresQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorCongestive heart failurePositive safety profileObesity class 1ACS-NSQIP AnalysisAnesthesiology scoreBreast surgery casesPerioperative outcomesPerioperative protocolPostoperative outcomesClinical patternHeart failureFemale patients