2019
Predictors of Adverse Events Following Cleft Palate Repair.
Mets EJ, Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Alperovich M. Predictors of Adverse Events Following Cleft Palate Repair. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 1414-1418. PMID: 31299734, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCleft palate repairPerioperative blood transfusionBronchopulmonary dysplasia/chronic lung diseaseAdverse eventsChronic lung diseaseBlood transfusionPalate repairRisk factorsCerebral palsyLung diseaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project Pediatric databasePrimary cleft palate repairWound dehiscence rateSurgical risk factorsThirty-day readmissionIntraoperative adverse eventsPost-surgical complicationsSystemic risk factorsCleft palate surgeryYears of ageLife-threatening risksReoperation rateProlonged lengthPulmonary diseaseRisk stratificationNational 30-Day Outcomes for Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction
Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Alperovich M. National 30-Day Outcomes for Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30807468, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior vault distractionOperative timePediatric databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseCalvarial volumeBlood transfusion volumeIncidence of strokeMajority of patientsSurgical site infectionPosterior cranial vault distractionNational pediatric databaseTransfusion requirementsTransfusion volumeOlder patientsPerioperative outcomesBlood transfusionPatient ageSite infectionPatient backgroundSafety profileSafe procedureRisk factorsInclusion criteriaPatient profilesPatients
2015
Is Craniosynostosis Repair Keeping Up With the Times? Results From the Largest National Survey on Craniosynostosis
Alperovich M, Vyas RM, Staffenberg DA. Is Craniosynostosis Repair Keeping Up With the Times? Results From the Largest National Survey on Craniosynostosis. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2015, 26: 1909-1913. PMID: 26244471, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000001300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBlood TransfusionClinical CompetenceCraniosynostosesCritical CareDrainageHumansInfantIntraoperative ComplicationsMonitoring, IntraoperativeOperative TimePatient Care TeamPerioperative CarePlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Tomography, X-Ray ComputedUnited StatesConceptsPractice patternsIntensive postoperative surveillanceOverall transfusion rateLong-term antibioticsExtremes of ageCurrent practice patternsIntensive care unitShorter operative timeEvidence-based guidelinesSurgical practice patternsYears of ageNational surveyTransfusion ratePerioperative managementPostoperative surveillanceBlood transfusionOpen repairCare unitOperative timePreoperative imagingTomography scanCraniosynostosis repairSurgeon experienceExtended courseClinical practice