2024
Hospital Transfers for Digit Replants as Cost Saving and Safe While Access to Replantation Procedures Remains Limited
Hauc S, Ihnat J, Hu K, Parikh N, Rivera J, Alperovich M. Hospital Transfers for Digit Replants as Cost Saving and Safe While Access to Replantation Procedures Remains Limited. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 93: 597-600. PMID: 39293070, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital transferTraumatic finger amputationsNational Inpatient SampleIncome quartileReplantation outcomesImprove health equityPatient factorsFinger amputationsHealth equityAmputation patientsChronic conditionsHospital characteristicsInjury characteristicsAttempted replantationHispanic patientsFinger replantationReplantation success rateInpatient SampleLogistic regressionWhite patientsTop income quartileAmputationOlder ageHospitalPatient gender
2020
Assessing Facial Asymmetry in Postoperative Patients With Unilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis.
Gabrick KS, Wu RT, Singh A, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Persing JA, Alperovich M. Assessing Facial Asymmetry in Postoperative Patients With Unilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2020, 31: 1000-1005. PMID: 32176017, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000006355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnilateral craniosynostosisPatient-reported outcomesFacial asymmetrySurgical correctionPatient-reported outcome scoresPercent of patientsOrbital dystopiaSchool-aged patientsDysmorphic facial featuresUnilateral coronal craniosynostosisChin point deviationPostoperative patientsOutcome scoresChildren's HospitalPreoperative deformityPearson correlationPatientsAverage ageCranial base angulationRoot angulationOverall facial asymmetryNasal rootAngulationCoronal craniosynostosisHospital