2024
Evolution of Virtual Surgical Planning Use Among Craniofacial Surgeons
Moscarelli J, Hu K, Alper D, Rancu A, Salib A, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Persing J, Alperovich M. Evolution of Virtual Surgical Planning Use Among Craniofacial Surgeons. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1612-1615. PMID: 38949496, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual surgical planningAmerican Society of Maxillofacial SurgeonsCraniofacial surgeonsImprove esthetic outcomesRespondents' current practiceShorter operating timeCraniofacial surgery fellowshipPlastic surgery trainingPostablative reconstructionOrthognathic surgeryEsthetic outcomeMaxillofacial surgeonsCraniofacial surgerySurgeon demographicsProcedure typeSurgical planningOperative timeSurgeon's practiceFellowship trainingFacial feminizationSurgeonsSurgery trainingSurgeryContinuous variablesSurgical training
2019
Impact of advanced age on microvascular reconstruction of the lower facial third: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP study
Torabi SJ, Chouairi F, Dinis J, Alperovich M. Impact of advanced age on microvascular reconstruction of the lower facial third: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP study. Microsurgery 2019, 39: 487-496. PMID: 30945351, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrovascular reconstructionOperative timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisOlder populationStandard of careImpact of ageLocal flap reconstructionLonger LOHSMore comorbiditiesNSQIP StudyHospital stayComplication rateOlder patientsPerioperative safetySubgroup analysisAdvanced ageMicrovascular flapsFlap reconstructionProcedure typeRetrospective natureAblative proceduresComparable outcomesAmerican CollegeElderly populationNeck reconstruction