2023
How Does Reduction Mammaplasty Surgical Technique Impact Clinical, Aesthetic, and Patient-Reported Outcomes?
Cunning J, Mookerjee V, Alper D, Rios-Diaz A, Bauder A, Kimia R, Broach R, Barrette L, Fischer J, Butler P. How Does Reduction Mammaplasty Surgical Technique Impact Clinical, Aesthetic, and Patient-Reported Outcomes? Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 28-35. PMID: 37450858, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreastEstheticsFemaleHumansHypertrophyMammaplastyPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPostoperative ComplicationsQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSurgical FlapsTreatment OutcomeConceptsInferior pedicle techniqueQuality of lifePedicle techniqueInferior pedicle reduction mammoplastyBREAST-Q surveysGrade 3 ptosisPatient-reported outcomesShorter procedure timeInferior pedicle reductionReduction mammoplasty techniqueReduction mammaplasty techniquePostoperative complicationsPatient characteristicsSymptomatic macromastiaSingle surgeonWound dehiscenceMammoplasty techniqueSuperomedial pedicleReduction mammoplastyProcedure timePatientsComplicationsLife outcomesMammaplasty techniqueBreast aesthetics
2022
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.
Sarver MM, Rames JD, Ren Y, Greenup RA, Shammas RL, Hwang ES, Hollenbeck ST, Hyslop T, Butler PD, Fayanju OM. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 234: 760-771. PMID: 35426388, PMCID: PMC9347225, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMammaplastyMastectomyPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayLonger LOSPostmastectomy breast reconstructionPostoperative complicationsWhite womenBreast reconstructionBreast cancerNational Inpatient Sample databasePost-mastectomy reconstructionType of reconstructionRace/ethnicityPerioperative comorbiditiesPreoperative comorbiditiesComorbidity scorePerioperative complicationsPerioperative factorsPatient demographicsPerioperative outcomesSurgical complicationsComorbid conditionsSurgical outcomesPostmastectomy reconstructionMicrosurgical complicationsPrimary careAutologous reconstruction
2021
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes following Severe Traumatic Lower Extremity Reconstruction: The Value of an Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center to Racially Underserved Communities
Naga HI, Azoury SC, Othman S, Couto JA, Mehta S, Levin LS, Butler PD, Kovach SJ. Short- and Long-Term Outcomes following Severe Traumatic Lower Extremity Reconstruction: The Value of an Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center to Racially Underserved Communities. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 148: 646-654. PMID: 34432698, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity reconstructionAfrican American patientsTraumatic lower extremity reconstructionExtremity reconstructionAmerican patientsFull weight-bearing statusLong-term functional statusCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELPostoperative rehabilitation strategyWeight-bearing statusShort-term complicationsNumber of readmissionsChronic pain managementLong-term outcomesTotal flap failurePatient demographicsPain managementAmbulation statusRetrospective reviewNonwhite raceCaucasian patientsFunctional statusFlap failureRacial groupsInclusion criteria
2018
Racial disparities in surgical outcomes of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Montgomery SR, Butler PD, Wirtalla CJ, Collier KT, Hoffman RL, Aarons CB, Damrauer SM, Kelz RR. Racial disparities in surgical outcomes of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The American Journal Of Surgery 2018, 215: 1046-1050. PMID: 29803499, PMCID: PMC7764563, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBlack patientsBowel diseaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariable logistic regression modelingSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramRetrospective cohort studyTraditional risk factorsLogistic regression modelingQuality Improvement ProgramASA classIBD patientsEmergent surgeryCohort studySerious morbidityWhite patientsStoma creationSurgical outcomesHealth disparities researchRisk factorsAmerican CollegePatientsSurgeryRacial disparities
2004
Coronary artery bypass with ventricular restoration is superior to coronary artery bypass alone in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Maxey TS, Reece TB, Ellman PI, Butler PD, Kern JA, Tribble CG, Kron IL. Coronary artery bypass with ventricular restoration is superior to coronary artery bypass alone in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2004, 127: 428-434. PMID: 14762351, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathiesCoronary Artery BypassEchocardiographyFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitral Valve InsufficiencyMorbidityMyocardial IschemiaPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexShock, CardiogenicStatistics as TopicStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVirginiaConceptsCoronary artery bypass groupCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassPostoperative ejection fractionVentricular restorationBypass groupIschemic cardiomyopathyEjection fractionLate mortalityHeart failureVentricular volumeCoronary artery bypass patientsNormal ventricular volumeOutcomes of freedomLeft ventricular volumeHospital deathLate morbidityBypass patientsAcceptable therapyVentricular enlargementWorse outcomesRetrospective analysisLarger ventriclesPatientsBypass