2024
Smooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants
Allam O, Dinis J, Almeida M, Junn A, Mozaffari M, Shah R, Chong L, Olawoyin O, Mehta S, Park K, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Smooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants. Archives Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 51: 042-051. PMID: 38425846, PMCID: PMC10901592, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTextured tissue expandersPain scoresTissue expanderTwo-stage breast reconstructionTextured surface implantsExpander fill volumeStudy evaluated outcomesAssociated with ageComparison of outcomesRegression analysisBilateral reconstructionPrepectoral placementComplication rateTextured implantsNo significant differenceBreast reconstructionPerioperative informationSurface implantsOperative timeTE exchangeComplicationsLinear regression analysisSignificant differencePainChi-square
2021
Sex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons?
Peck CJ, Carney M, Chiu A, Park KE, Prassinos A, Allam O, Thomson JG, Prsic A. Sex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons? Hand 2021, 17: 1133-1138. PMID: 33682465, PMCID: PMC9608288, DOI: 10.1177/1558944721998020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative opioid prescriptionsHand surgeonsOpioid prescriptionsPatient sociodemographicsChronic painSingle academic medical centerNumerous sociodemographic factorsPostoperative pain managementUndertreatment of painCertain patient populationsEvidence-based guidelinesCarpal tunnel releaseAcademic medical centerType of procedureAverage morphinePain managementBlack patientsPatient populationPrescription practicesHand surgeryRetrospective analysisMedical CenterType of insuranceSociodemographic factorsPain
2020
Gender, Race, Insurance, and Pain: The Influence of Patient Sociodemographics on Postoperative Prescribing Patterns Among Hand Surgeons
Carney M, Peck C, Prassinos A, Craig M, Chiu A, Park K, Allam O, Thomson J, Prsic A. Gender, Race, Insurance, and Pain: The Influence of Patient Sociodemographics on Postoperative Prescribing Patterns Among Hand Surgeons. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2020, 8: 98-98. PMCID: PMC7553640, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0000720812.01413.e4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research