2020
Risk of peri-operative complications in children receiving preoperative steroids
Mets EJ, Chouairi F, Mirza H, Allam O, Park KE, Junn A, Alperovich M. Risk of peri-operative complications in children receiving preoperative steroids. Pediatric Surgery International 2020, 36: 1345-1352. PMID: 32918623, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-020-04742-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsPediatric patientsSteroid usePreoperative steroidsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project Pediatric databaseThirty-day adverse eventsPropensity scorePostoperative adverse eventsPeri-operative complicationsPediatric surgery patientsSimilar larger studiesMore comorbiditiesPerioperative impactHospital stayPerioperative complicationsAdult patientsPatient demographicsSteroid treatmentSurgery patientsSurgical variablesWound dehiscenceSurgical outcomesPediatric databasePatientsLarger study
2019
Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery: Characterization of the One-Team and Two-Team Approaches
Torabi SJ, Chouairi F, Dinis J, Alperovich M. Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery: Characterization of the One-Team and Two-Team Approaches. Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2019, 78: 295-304. PMID: 31622570, DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLonger operative timeMicrovascular free flapsOperative timeReconstructive surgeryFree flapNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramPropensity scoreSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramOperating roomHigher American SocietyIncidence of complicationsRate of complicationsNeck reconstructive surgeryLength of stayComplicated reconstructive proceduresQuality Improvement ProgramConcurrent headNeck OncosurgeryAnesthesiologists classificationPostoperative staySurgery groupComplication rateReconstructive headRetrospective studyNeck procedures