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
2022
The modified 5-item frailty index is a predictor of perioperative risk in breast reconstruction: An analysis of 40,415 cases
Panayi AC, Foroutanjazi S, Parikh N, Haug V, Kauke-Navarro M, Diehm YF, Pomahac B. The modified 5-item frailty index is a predictor of perioperative risk in breast reconstruction: An analysis of 40,415 cases. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2022, 75: 2941-2954. PMID: 35599223, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplant-based reconstructionBreast reconstructionMFI-5Unplanned readmissionPostoperative outcomesSurgical complicationsMedical complicationsMFI scoreRisk predictorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseBreast reconstruction patientsFrailty index-5Powerful risk predictorImprovement Program databasePreoperative risk stratificationStrong risk predictorAutologous breast reconstructionAdverse surgical outcomesType of reconstructionHigh rateFrail patientsHospital stayPerioperative risk