2024
Risk of Postoperative Complications After Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty in Behcet Syndrome Patients
Ratnasamy P, Diatta F, Allam O, Kauke-Navarro M, Grauer J. Risk of Postoperative Complications After Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty in Behcet Syndrome Patients. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00040. PMID: 39392934, PMCID: PMC11469891, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBehcet SyndromeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsBehcet's syndromeAdverse eventsTotal knee arthroplastyMultivariate analysisRevision surgeryRisk of postoperative complicationsRisk of perioperative adverse eventsTotal hip arthroplastyLog-rank testElixhauser Comorbidity Index scoreRetrospective cohort studyMultisystem autoimmune disorderPostoperative adverse eventsPerioperative adverse eventsComorbidity Index scoreNational administrative databaseKnee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplasty patientsPostoperative complicationsNo significant differencePatient ageAutoimmune disordersPerioperative managementSyndrome patientsCohort study
2021
Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness as a substitute for BMI in predicting complications in abdominally‐based autologous breast reconstruction
Dinis J, Junn A, Shah R, Allam O, Mehta S, Mozaffari MA, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness as a substitute for BMI in predicting complications in abdominally‐based autologous breast reconstruction. Microsurgery 2021, 41: 341-347. PMID: 33720454, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMammaplastyMastectomyPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSubcutaneous Fat, AbdominalConceptsAbdominal subcutaneous fat thicknessBody mass indexRecipient site complicationsBreast reconstructionFat necrosisMinor complicationsSite complicationsComputed tomographyMicrovascular free flap breast reconstructionMultivariable logistic regression analysisFree flap breast reconstructionSubcutaneous fat thicknessFlap fat necrosisL4-L5 spaceAutologous breast reconstructionFlap breast reconstructionPreoperative computed tomographyPostmastectomy breast reconstructionLogistic regression analysisMultivariable regression modelsAutologous tissue transferPatient selectionRetrospective reviewMass indexPreoperative imaging
2020
Does Surgical Specialty Impact Mandibular Fracture Outcomes?
Sun A, Nguyen K, Mehta SK, Allam O, Park KE, Alperovich M. Does Surgical Specialty Impact Mandibular Fracture Outcomes? Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2020, 32: 855-858. PMID: 32941216, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultHumansMandibleMandibular FracturesPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSurgery, PlasticConceptsReoperation rateReadmission ratesFracture managementInfection rateNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigher ASA class patientsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramComparable perioperative outcomesLength of staySignificant differencesQuality Improvement ProgramHigh ratePRS patientsPerioperative outcomesPatient agePatient demographicsFracture outcomesOperative timeENT patientsAdverse outcomesClass patientsMaxillofacial traumaPractice patternsPatientsPRS groupRisk of peri-operative complications in children receiving preoperative steroids
Mets EJ, Chouairi F, Mirza H, Allam O, Park KE, Junn A, Alperovich M. Risk of peri-operative complications in children receiving preoperative steroids. Pediatric Surgery International 2020, 36: 1345-1352. PMID: 32918623, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-020-04742-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansIncidenceInfantLength of StayMalePerioperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAdverse eventsPediatric patientsSteroid usePreoperative steroidsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project Pediatric databaseThirty-day adverse eventsPropensity scorePostoperative adverse eventsPeri-operative complicationsPediatric surgery patientsSimilar larger studiesMore comorbiditiesPerioperative impactHospital stayPerioperative complicationsAdult patientsPatient demographicsSteroid treatmentSurgery patientsSurgical variablesWound dehiscenceSurgical outcomesPediatric databasePatientsLarger study