2024
The Association of Surgical Setting With Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Wide-Awake Trigger Finger Release.
Kammien A, Shvedova M, Allam O, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. The Association of Surgical Setting With Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Wide-Awake Trigger Finger Release. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024 PMID: 38984645, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerioperative opioid prescriptionMorphine milligram equivalentsOpioid prescriptionsPain controlSurgical settingPostoperative painOffice-based surgeryOperating roomMultivariate analysisPerception of postoperative painOpioid prescribing patternsPostoperative pain controlReducing opioid prescriptionsNational administrative claims databaseElixhauser Comorbidity Index scoreChronic back/neck painHand surgeryComorbidity Index scoreAdministrative claims databaseMonitored anesthesia careMilligram equivalentsPostoperative dataPrescribed opioidsPerioperative opioidsPreoperative dataInformed Consent and Digit Replantation: Current State and Recommendations for Ethical Patient Care
Gudbranson E, Prsic A, Pistorio A, Colen D. Informed Consent and Digit Replantation: Current State and Recommendations for Ethical Patient Care. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2024, 49: 789-793. PMID: 38639682, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2024.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsent discussionsPatient's best interestEthical patient carePatient education materialsConsentDecision-makingMedical decisionsPatient careRevision amputationLong-term riskEducational materialsDigital replantationBenefits of surgeryDecisionAmputationDigital amputationDiscussionHand surgeryCurrent statePatientsRiskRecommendationsEthicsInterestCare
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 insuranceWide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 220-224. PMID: 37489963, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger finger releaseSurgical site infectionNarcotic prescriptionsED visitsOffice procedureFinger releaseOperating roomPostoperative ED visitsEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPhysician reimbursementOutpatient operating roomComorbidity indexPatient characteristicsPostoperative recordsSite infectionDepartment visitsInpatient surgeryHand surgeryExclusion criteriaSurgeryTotal reimbursementVisitsLower rates
2022
The malnourished consult: A quiet prevalence in complex musculoskeletal patients
Lewis K, Islam S, Carney M, Junn A, Schneble C, Colen D, Prsic A. The malnourished consult: A quiet prevalence in complex musculoskeletal patients. Orthoplastic Surgery 2022, 10: 57-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2022.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal fusion patientsPatient risk factorsPlastic surgery consultationWound infectionFusion patientsSurgery consultationKnee arthroplastyRisk factorsHip arthroplastyEarly plastic surgeryResults Ninety patientsMajor perioperative complicationsWound-related complicationsRetrospective chart reviewHigh-risk surgerySingle academic centerLogistic regression modelsBackground MalnutritionNinety patientsPerioperative complicationsChart reviewPatient demographicsWound dehiscenceSurgical outcomesMusculoskeletal patientsExpanding the criteria for targeted muscle reinnervation: A national assessment of eligibility
Junn A, Dinis J, Reategui A, Liu S, Colen D, Prsic A. Expanding the criteria for targeted muscle reinnervation: A national assessment of eligibility. Orthoplastic Surgery 2022, 7: 7-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2021.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral vascular diseaseVascular diseaseMuscle reinnervationKnee amputationLower extremitiesICD-9 diagnosis codesNational Inpatient Sample databaseHospital-level factorsLower extremity amputationLowest income quartileOlder patientsYounger patientsBlack patientsExtremity amputationPatient populationDiagnosis codesHigh prevalenceInclusion criteriaLE amputationEighth decadePatientsAmputationOverall populationIncome quartileStudy period