2025
Protein as a preoperative predictor – Impact of hypoalbuminemia on 30-day outcomes of breast reduction surgery
Knoedler S, Klimitz F, Diatta F, Perozzo F, Sofo G, Alfertshofer M, Cherubino M, Mayer H, Panayi A, Kim B, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Protein as a preoperative predictor – Impact of hypoalbuminemia on 30-day outcomes of breast reduction surgery. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2025, 100: 144-152. DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast reduction surgeryImpact of hypoalbuminemiaReduction surgeryBody mass indexPostoperative complicationsSurgical outcomesMass indexAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseAssociated with adverse surgical outcomesPredictor of postoperative complicationsIncreased risk of complicationsQuality Improvement Program databasePreoperative nutritional assessmentSuperficial incisional infectionNormal albumin levelsBiomarkers of malnutritionHigher body mass indexAdverse surgical outcomesRisk of complicationsImprove surgical outcomesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMultivariate logistic regressionObstructive pulmonary disease
2024
The impact of age on outcomes after breast reduction surgery – A multi-institutional data analysis of 40,958 cases
Knoedler S, Perozzo F, Jiang J, Kosyk M, Alfertshofer M, Schenck T, Kern B, Sofo G, Knoedler L, Panayi A, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Kim B. The impact of age on outcomes after breast reduction surgery – A multi-institutional data analysis of 40,958 cases. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2024, 98: 318-330. PMID: 39321535, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduction mammoplastyFemale patientsMedical complicationsImpact of ageAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPatients aged <Patients aged >Breast reduction surgeryAdult female patientsQuality Improvement ProgramPostoperative morbiditySurgical complicationsPostoperative outcomesPatient ageReduction surgeryDeterminants of riskMultivariate analysisAmerican CollegeComplicationsLow riskPatientsMammoplasty