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
2009
Use of a non–cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold in abdominal wall reconstruction
Pomahac B, Aflaki P. Use of a non–cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold in abdominal wall reconstruction. The American Journal Of Surgery 2009, 199: 22-27. PMID: 19427629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal WallAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCohort StudiesCollagenFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHernia, AbdominalHernia, VentralHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurgical Wound DehiscenceSuture TechniquesSwineTensile StrengthTreatment OutcomeWound HealingYoung AdultConceptsAbdominal wall reconstructionSuperficial wound dehiscenceAbdominal wallComplex abdominal wallWall reconstructionWound dehiscencePorcine dermalProsthetic meshRetrospective chart reviewIntra-abdominal catastropheSurgical site infectionLarge incisional herniasGiant ventral herniasComplicated abdominal wallMean followMultiorgan failureAbdominal traumaEmergency surgeryOpen abdomenChart reviewSite infectionAbdominal closureFistula formationWound infectionIncisional hernia