2022
The malnourished consult: A quiet prevalence in complex musculoskeletal patients
Lewis K, Islam S, Carney M, Junn A, Schneble C, Colen D, Prsic A. The malnourished consult: A quiet prevalence in complex musculoskeletal patients. Orthoplastic Surgery 2022, 10: 57-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2022.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal fusion patientsPatient risk factorsPlastic surgery consultationWound infectionFusion patientsSurgery consultationKnee arthroplastyRisk factorsHip arthroplastyEarly plastic surgeryResults Ninety patientsMajor perioperative complicationsWound-related complicationsRetrospective chart reviewHigh-risk surgerySingle academic centerLogistic regression modelsBackground MalnutritionNinety patientsPerioperative complicationsChart reviewPatient demographicsWound dehiscenceSurgical outcomesMusculoskeletal patients
2020
Flap Reconstruction for Deep Sternal Wound Infections: Factors Influencing Morbidity and Mortality
Piwnica-Worms W, Azoury SC, Kozak G, Nathan S, Stranix JT, Colen D, Othman S, Vallabhajosyula P, Serletti J, Kovach S. Flap Reconstruction for Deep Sternal Wound Infections: Factors Influencing Morbidity and Mortality. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 109: 1584-1590. PMID: 31982440, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep sternal wound infectionVertical rectus abdominis myocutaneousSuperficial surgical site infectionEnd-stage renal diseaseSternal wound infectionPectoralis muscle flapFlap reconstructionRenal diseasePostoperative complicationsWound infectionMuscle flapHigh mortalityBilateral pectoralis muscle flapsAnesthesiologists physical status classificationFactors Influencing MorbidityPredominant postoperative complicationSingle reconstructive surgeonCardiopulmonary bypass timeHigher American SocietyPredictor of morbidityComplicated postoperative courseCongestive heart failureSurgical site infectionPhysical status classificationSoft tissue coverage