2015
Use of Tumescence for Outpatient Abdominoplasty and Other Concurrent Body Contouring Procedures: A Review of 65 Consecutive Patients.
Holzman N, Singh M, Caterson S, Eriksson E, Pomahac B. Use of Tumescence for Outpatient Abdominoplasty and Other Concurrent Body Contouring Procedures: A Review of 65 Consecutive Patients. Eplasty 2015, 15: e38. PMID: 26366244, PMCID: PMC4559067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep vein thrombosisPulmonary embolismVein thrombosisConsecutive patientsWound infectionOutpatient abdominoplastySame dayExcellent postoperative pain controlUse of tumescencePercent of patientsPostoperative pain controlBody Contouring ProceduresHospital stayOral narcoticsPain controlPostoperative painSystemic complicationsWound complicationsLocal complicationsSingle surgeonSkin necrosisOutpatient antibioticsPatient populationDrain placementOutpatient procedure
2012
Predictors for Major Wound Complications Following Preoperative Radiotherapy and Surgery for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremities and Trunk: Importance of Tumor Proximity to Skin Surface
Baldini E, Lapidus M, Wang Q, Manola J, Orgill D, Pomahac B, Marcus K, Bertagnolli M, Devlin P, George S, Abraham J, Ferrone M, Ready J, Raut C. Predictors for Major Wound Complications Following Preoperative Radiotherapy and Surgery for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremities and Trunk: Importance of Tumor Proximity to Skin Surface. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 20: 1494-1499. PMID: 23242820, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2797-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDiabetes ComplicationsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative ComplicationsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSarcomaSkinSkin TransplantationSoft Tissue NeoplasmsSurgical FlapsTorsoUpper ExtremityWound HealingYoung AdultConceptsMajor wound complicationsSoft tissue sarcomasSplit-thickness skin graftPreoperative radiotherapyWound complicationsPostoperative radiotherapyMultivariable analysisTumor proximityExact testResultsMedian tumor sizeSimilar local controlOverall survival rateLong-term fibrosisSignificant predictorsFisher's exact testHigh rateNonoperative managementIndependent predictorsRadical resectionTumor sizeSkin surfaceUnivariate analysisSkin graftsComplicationsLocal control