2016
Extra-large negative pressure wound therapy dressings for burns – Initial experience with technique, fluid management, and outcomes
Fischer S, Wall J, Pomahac B, Riviello R, Halvorson E. Extra-large negative pressure wound therapy dressings for burns – Initial experience with technique, fluid management, and outcomes. Burns 2016, 42: 457-465. PMID: 26774601, DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal body surface areaLength of stayWound infectionNPWT dressingsNegative pressure wound therapy dressingsExcision/graftingAcute kidney injuryBody surface areaRisk of infectionLarge burn woundsAverage graftKidney injuryFluid resuscitationIll patientsEarly outcomesImproved outcomesFluid managementWound careExtensive burnsDay 1PatientsWound sizeNPWTPatient careGraft
2015
Use of Tumescence for Outpatient Abdominoplasty and Other Concurrent Body Contouring Procedures: A Review of 65 Consecutive Patients.
Holzman N, Singh M, Caterson S, Eriksson E, Pomahac B. Use of Tumescence for Outpatient Abdominoplasty and Other Concurrent Body Contouring Procedures: A Review of 65 Consecutive Patients. Eplasty 2015, 15: e38. PMID: 26366244, PMCID: PMC4559067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep vein thrombosisPulmonary embolismVein thrombosisConsecutive patientsWound infectionOutpatient abdominoplastySame dayExcellent postoperative pain controlUse of tumescencePercent of patientsPostoperative pain controlBody Contouring ProceduresHospital stayOral narcoticsPain controlPostoperative painSystemic complicationsWound complicationsLocal complicationsSingle surgeonSkin necrosisOutpatient antibioticsPatient populationDrain placementOutpatient procedure
2009
Use of a non–cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold in abdominal wall reconstruction
Pomahac B, Aflaki P. Use of a non–cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold in abdominal wall reconstruction. The American Journal Of Surgery 2009, 199: 22-27. PMID: 19427629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal WallAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCohort StudiesCollagenFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHernia, AbdominalHernia, VentralHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurgical Wound DehiscenceSuture TechniquesSwineTensile StrengthTreatment OutcomeWound HealingYoung AdultConceptsAbdominal wall reconstructionSuperficial wound dehiscenceAbdominal wallComplex abdominal wallWall reconstructionWound dehiscencePorcine dermalProsthetic meshRetrospective chart reviewIntra-abdominal catastropheSurgical site infectionLarge incisional herniasGiant ventral herniasComplicated abdominal wallMean followMultiorgan failureAbdominal traumaEmergency surgeryOpen abdomenChart reviewSite infectionAbdominal closureFistula formationWound infectionIncisional hernia