2020
Impact of Insurance Payer on Type of Breast Reconstruction Performed.
Chouairi F, Mets EJ, Gabrick KS, Dinis J, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Impact of Insurance Payer on Type of Breast Reconstruction Performed. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2020, 145: 1e-8e. PMID: 31881596, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000006315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast reconstructionBreast reconstruction modalityAcademic medical centerOdds ratioMedical CenterMuscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flapPerforator flapTissue expander/implant breast reconstructionExpander/implant breast reconstructionMicrovascular autologous breast reconstructionTransverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flapPerforator flap breast reconstructionIncome quartileCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELReconstruction modalitiesSame academic medical centerRectus abdominis myocutaneous flapAutologous breast reconstructionFlap breast reconstructionImplant breast reconstructionHighest income quartileLowest income quartileInsurance typeMicrovascular reconstructionChi-square analysis
2019
Secondary Cleft Rhinoplasty in 1720 Patients: Are National Practices Consistent With Guidelines?
Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Gabrick KS, Persing JA, Alperovich M. Secondary Cleft Rhinoplasty in 1720 Patients: Are National Practices Consistent With Guidelines? The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2019, 57: 438-443. PMID: 31594399, DOI: 10.1177/1055665619879830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary cleft rhinoplastyCleft rhinoplastyMean ageAdjunct procedureNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSecondary cleft lip rhinoplastyTympanostomy tube placementCleft lip rhinoplastySeptal componentFisher's exact testCleft lip revisionCommon adjunct procedureImmature patientsPatient ageBilateral patientsFemale patientsTube placementRib graftingChi-square analysisInclusion criteriaSurgical proceduresLip revisionMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsAuricular graft