2019
Chronic steroid use as an independent risk factor for perioperative complications
Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Mercier MR, Gabrick KS, Alperovich M. Chronic steroid use as an independent risk factor for perioperative complications. Surgery 2019, 165: 990-995. PMID: 30765140, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic steroid useSteroid useSurgical outcomesChronic steroidsPerioperative outcomesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseLogistic regressionPerioperative surgical outcomesImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorRisk of readmissionPoor perioperative outcomesRisk of reoperationPoor surgical outcomesRisk of deathMore comorbiditiesCorticosteroid usePerioperative complicationsPatient demographicsSurgical cohortSurgical complicationsSurgical patientsRisk factorsOdds ratio
2015
Breast Reconstruction Using Contour Fenestrated AlloDerm
Frey JD, Alperovich M, Weichman KE, Wilson SC, Hazen A, Saadeh PB, Levine JP, Choi M, Karp NS. Breast Reconstruction Using Contour Fenestrated AlloDerm. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2015, 3: e505. PMID: 26495218, PMCID: PMC4596430, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000000482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor mastectomy flap necrosisMastectomy flap necrosisBreast reconstructionAcellular dermal matrixFlap necrosisReconstructive outcomesInfection outcomesInfection rateSignificant independent risk factorsDermal matrixImplant-based breast reconstructionPermanent implant reconstructionIndependent risk factorNipple-sparing mastectomyLow infection rateUse AlloDermIntravenous antibioticsImplant coverageRisk factorsImplant reconstructionPatientsAlloDermOutcomesNecrosisInfection