2024
A Nationwide Analysis on Major Upper Extremity Amputations and Replantations.
Stögner V, Hauc S, Hosseini H, Williams M, Boroumand S, Huelsboemer L, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis on Major Upper Extremity Amputations and Replantations. Hand 2024, 15589447241259189. PMID: 38907654, DOI: 10.1177/15589447241259189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpper extremity amputationExtremity amputationTraumatic upper extremity amputationsUtilization Project's National Inpatient SampleProportion of amputationsUrban teaching hospitalLevel of injuryNational Inpatient SampleNontraumatic amputationsUnited StatesHospital typeLength of stayInternational ClassificationTraumatic amputationHealthcare costsHighest burdenUpper extremityAlcohol useTeaching hospitalInpatient SamplePool of casesAmputationNational trendsNationwide analysisLow likelihood
2022
The Value of Upper Extremity, face, and uterus transplantation: A Summit Conference
Tintle S, Shores J, Azari K, Tzakis A, Dearden M, Porrett P, Johannesson L, McDiarmid S, Pomahac B, Levin L. The Value of Upper Extremity, face, and uterus transplantation: A Summit Conference. Orthoplastic Surgery 2022, 10: 41-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2022.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular composite allotransplantationComposite allotransplantationUpper extremityUterus transplantationAmerican SocietyMajor transplant centersTransplant centersConsensus guidelinesTransplant surgeonsTransplantation communityReconstructive transplantationTransplantationAllotransplantationReproductive medicineUniformed Services UniversityExtremitiesUnited StatesPanel membersHealth SciencesServices UniversityBethesda MDContraindicationsSurgeons
2016
Patient Recruitment and Referral Patterns in Face Transplantation
Kiwanuka H, Aycart M, Bueno E, Alhefzi M, Krezdorn N, Pomahac B. Patient Recruitment and Referral Patterns in Face Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2016, 138: 224-231. PMID: 27348655, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000002268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReferral patternsPhysician referralPatient recruitmentFace transplantationDemographic characteristicsShort-term resultsClinical trial statusPatient characteristicsTransplantation centersRetrospective reviewAuthors' centerClinical trialsImmediate exclusionAesthetic deficitsPhysician educationAverage ageBurn communityTrial statusProtocol approvalRelationship of characteristicsTransplantationReferralUnited StatesAreas of improvementInjury
2011
Establishing a Composite Tissue Allotransplantation Program
Pomahac B. Establishing a Composite Tissue Allotransplantation Program. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2011, 28: 03-06. PMID: 21811966, DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1285823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite tissue allotransplantationPromising surgical optionPotential patient safety issuesLife-long immunosuppressionPatient safety issuesClinical research interestInstitutional review boardSurgical optionsPostoperative costsWomen's HospitalTissue allotransplantationMultidisciplinary teamMedical careCTA programReview boardHospital administrationLogistic hurdlesMedical insuranceHospitalAdministrationUnited StatesSafety issuesImmunosuppressionPatientsAllotransplantation