2024
A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs.
Kammien A, Rancu A, Kim S, Parikh N, Grauer J, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2024 PMID: 39026384, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElixhauser Comorbidity IndexWound complicationsTraditional anesthesiaEmergency department visitsYears of follow-upTendon repairAnalysis of complicationsRate of tendon ruptureNationwide cohort studyDepartment visitsWide-awake surgeryFlexor tendon repairConcomitant treatmentMatched cohortFollow-upZone II flexor tendon repairCohort studyMultivariate linear regressionAnesthesia techniquesComorbidity indexVascular injuryIntraoperative testingReoperationNerve repairPatients
2023
Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States: Trends in Volume and Reimbursement by Operative Setting
Kammien A, Kim S, Mookerjee V, Williams M, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States: Trends in Volume and Reimbursement by Operative Setting. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 143-149. PMID: 37535704, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionOffice-based surgeryCarpal tunnel releaseNarcotic prescriptionsOffice surgeryPhysician reimbursementOperating roomPercent of surgeriesWide-awake surgeryEmergency department visitsNational administrative databaseFinancial burdenComorbidity burdenPrimary endpointAdverse eventsED visitsDepartment visitsSite infectionLinear regression modelingSimilar incidenceAdministrative databasesOffice patientsSurgerySurgical settingCommercial insuranceWide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 220-224. PMID: 37489963, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger finger releaseSurgical site infectionNarcotic prescriptionsED visitsOffice procedureFinger releaseOperating roomPostoperative ED visitsEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPhysician reimbursementOutpatient operating roomComorbidity indexPatient characteristicsPostoperative recordsSite infectionDepartment visitsInpatient surgeryHand surgeryExclusion criteriaSurgeryTotal reimbursementVisitsLower rates