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 insurance
2021
Sex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons?
Peck CJ, Carney M, Chiu A, Park KE, Prassinos A, Allam O, Thomson JG, Prsic A. Sex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons? Hand 2021, 17: 1133-1138. PMID: 33682465, PMCID: PMC9608288, DOI: 10.1177/1558944721998020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative opioid prescriptionsHand surgeonsOpioid prescriptionsPatient sociodemographicsChronic painSingle academic medical centerNumerous sociodemographic factorsPostoperative pain managementUndertreatment of painCertain patient populationsEvidence-based guidelinesCarpal tunnel releaseAcademic medical centerType of procedureAverage morphinePain managementBlack patientsPatient populationPrescription practicesHand surgeryRetrospective analysisMedical CenterType of insuranceSociodemographic factorsPain