2020
Relevance of Academic Productivity in the Assessment of Integrated Plastic Surgery Applicants
Oleck N, Gala Z, Weisberger J, Therattil P, Dobitsch A, Ayyala H, Lee E. Relevance of Academic Productivity in the Assessment of Integrated Plastic Surgery Applicants. Journal Of Surgical Education 2020, 77: 1429-1439. PMID: 32561218, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBibliometricsDatabases, FactualEfficiencyHumansInternship and ResidencySurgery, Plastic
2019
Analysis of the impact of chronic corticosteroid use on free flap reconstruction
Weisberger J, Oleck N, Ayyala H, Malhotra R, Lee E. Analysis of the impact of chronic corticosteroid use on free flap reconstruction. Microsurgery 2019, 41: 14-18. PMID: 31591754, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic steroid useHistory of chronic steroid useChronic steroid usageChronic corticosteroid useNational Surgical Quality ImprovementAmerican College of SurgeonsSteroid useSteroid usageCorticosteroid useSurgical complicationsComplication rateWound complicationsUnivariate analysisAssociated with increased risk of surgical complicationsACS NSQIP databasePatients treated with systemic corticosteroidsIncreased riskIncreased rate of wound complicationsRate of wound complicationsRisk of surgical complicationsIncreased rate of bleedingPostoperative wound complication ratesFree tissue transfer proceduresWound complication rateAssociated with increased riskUtility of Regional Anesthesia in Extremity Reconstruction
Weisberger J, Oleck N, Ayyala H, Dalena M, Lee E. Utility of Regional Anesthesia in Extremity Reconstruction. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2019, 36: 053-058. PMID: 31419807, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1694741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayGeneral anesthesia groupRegional anesthesiaStatistically significant differenceGeneral anesthesiaPropensity score matchingPostoperative complicationsExtremity reconstructionMatched cohortAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseAnesthesia groupNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseOperative timeQuality Improvement Program databaseShorter length of stayScore matchingWound complication rateRate of reoperationSignificant differenceAnalysis of complicationsUtilization of regional anesthesiaIncrease patient comfortRisks associated with general anesthesiaRA cohort