2023
Visual representation of diversity in online patient education materials for reduction mammaplasty
Kammien A, Zhao K, Wride A, Butler P, Ayyala H. Visual representation of diversity in online patient education materials for reduction mammaplasty. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 87: 284-286. PMID: 37925916, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Society of Plastic SurgeonsOnline patient education materialsReduction mammaplastyPatient education materialsAcademic plastic surgery programsStatistically significant differencePlastic surgery programsSurgeon groupPatient populationSurgery programsPlastic surgeonsPlastic surgeryProportion of imagesSignificant differencePrivate groupsRepresentation of diversityMammaplastySkin scalesNon-whiteAmerican SocietyPatientsPostoperative Antibiotics Following Reduction Mammaplasty Does Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infection
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prassinos A, Grauer J, Butler P. Postoperative Antibiotics Following Reduction Mammaplasty Does Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infection. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2023, 43: np494-np499. PMID: 36788713, DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjad030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of SSISurgical site infectionBody mass indexReduction mammaplasty patientsPostoperative antibioticsPerioperative antibioticsED visitsSSI ratesSite infectionObese populationReduction mammaplastyPostoperative antibiotic useElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency department visitsSubgroup of patientsPostoperative prescriptionComorbidity indexObese patientsPostoperative courseDepartment visitsMass indexAntibiotic utilizationSubgroup analysisAntibiotic useHigh risk
2022
Trends in insurance coverage for adolescent reduction mammaplasty
Kimia R, Magee L, Caplan HS, Low DW, Jackson OA, Butler PD. Trends in insurance coverage for adolescent reduction mammaplasty. The American Journal Of Surgery 2022, 224: 1068-1073. PMID: 35973871, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduction mammaplastyRetrospective cohort studyLow-income patientsZip code median incomeAdult patientsBreast clinicCohort studySymptomatic macromastiaClinical variablesClinical studiesInsurance criteriaAdolescent populationPatientsEffective interventionsInsurance coverageDemographic informationMammaplastyPreauthorizationAdolescents' reductionMedian incomeMacromastiaClinicStudyCriteriaCare
2021
Assessing Disparities in Reduction Mammaplasty: There Is Room for Improvement
Morris MP, Christopher AN, Patel V, Broach RB, Fischer JP, Butler PD. Assessing Disparities in Reduction Mammaplasty: There Is Room for Improvement. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2021, 41: np796-np803. PMID: 33735387, DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjab138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast reduction mammaplastyPostoperative satisfactionReduction mammaplastyBlack/African American patientsBREAST-Q domainsComplex concomitant proceduresPatient-reported qualityAfrican American patientsSub-group analysisWilcoxon rank sumConcomitant proceduresPatient demographicsPerioperative counselingLife scoresQOL scoresCaucasian patientsAmerican patientsPatient educationInclusion criteriaSurgical careBreast reductionKruskal-Wallis testPatientsMedian incomeSocioeconomic disparities