2023
Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine?
Knoedler S, Hoch C, Huelsboemer L, Knoedler L, Stögner V, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Colen D. Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine? Frontiers In Surgery 2023, 10: 1130566. PMID: 36911625, PMCID: PMC9992807, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1130566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFree flap monitoringElderly patientsClinical examinationFlap monitoringAge-related morphologic changesFlap survival rateFree flap reconstructionFree tissue transferComplex tissue defectsPerioperative algorithmOlder patientsCancer resectionFlap appearancePrompt interventionClinical signsFlap reconstructionFree flapFlap compromiseSurvival rateMicrovascular anastomosisTissue transferTissue defectsMorphologic changesPostoperative free flap monitoringPatients
2015
Cost Analysis of Conventional Face Reconstruction versus Face Transplantation for Large Tissue Defects
Nguyen L, Naunheim M, Hevelone N, Diaz-Siso J, Hogan J, Bueno E, Caterson E, Pomahac B. Cost Analysis of Conventional Face Reconstruction versus Face Transplantation for Large Tissue Defects. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 135: 260-267. PMID: 25539310, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000000799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial allograft transplantationAllograft transplantationOne-year costsReconstruction patientsTissue defectsMedical Consumer Price IndexHospital billing recordsFacial tissue defectsLarge tissue defectsGlobal immunosuppressionTransplantation recipientsDepartment costsTransplantation cohortConventional reconstructionDead donorsImmunologic rejectionTreatment modalitiesPatient costsHypothetical cohortTransplantationBilling recordsCase severityFacial deficitsPatientsFacial allograft
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