Risk Factors for Readmission After Cleft Lip Repair.
Chouairi F, Mercier MR, Mets EJ, Alperovich M. Risk Factors for Readmission After Cleft Lip Repair. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 2042-2044. PMID: 31403505, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCleft lip repairSeizure disorderSteroid useLip repairRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseDeep incisional surgical site infectionStructural central nervous system abnormalitiesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseIncisional surgical site infectionThirty-day readmission ratesCentral nervous system abnormalitiesDeep wound dehiscenceSurgical site infectionManagement of patientsNational surgical databaseNervous system abnormalitiesCommon craniofacial malformationBinary logistic regressionReadmitted patientsUnplanned intubationPatient demographicsReadmission ratesNutritional supportSite infectionNational 30-Day Outcomes for Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction
Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Alperovich M. National 30-Day Outcomes for Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30807468, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior vault distractionOperative timePediatric databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseCalvarial volumeBlood transfusion volumeIncidence of strokeMajority of patientsSurgical site infectionPosterior cranial vault distractionNational pediatric databaseTransfusion requirementsTransfusion volumeOlder patientsPerioperative outcomesBlood transfusionPatient ageSite infectionPatient backgroundSafety profileSafe procedureRisk factorsInclusion criteriaPatient profilesPatientsNational Patterns in Surgical Management of Syndactyly: A Review of 956 Cases
Chouairi F, Mercier MR, Persing JS, Gabrick KS, Clune J, Alperovich M. National Patterns in Surgical Management of Syndactyly: A Review of 956 Cases. Hand 2019, 15: 666-673. PMID: 30770023, PMCID: PMC7543215, DOI: 10.1177/1558944719828003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperative timeComplex syndactylySyndactyly repairNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseOrthopaedic surgeonsSimple syndactylySuperficial surgical site infectionPlastic surgeonsSurgical site infectionTime of surgeryLonger operative timeShorter operative timeMulti-institutional outcome analysisNumber of patientsPreoperative comorbiditiesReconstructive complicationsSyndactyly casesVentilator dependencePerioperative outcomesAirway abnormalitiesMost patientsPatient demographicsSurgical factorsSite infectionSurgical management