2023
Surgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications
Knoedler S, Knoedler L, Patel H, Diatta F, Camacho J, Sofo G, Perozzo F, Evans B, Mookerjee V, Ayyala H, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Surgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 88: 292-295. PMID: 38029475, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast fat necrosisChronic heart failureRisk factorsAdverse eventsHeart failureFemale patientsSurgical managementFat necrosisNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigher wound classPostoperative adverse eventsNon-cancerous conditionsOutcomes of interestQuality Improvement ProgramMajority of casesPerioperative algorithmWound classComplication occurrenceComplication ratePostoperative outcomesSurgical complicationsMedical complicationsSurgical treatmentMultivariable analysisHow 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 ResearchConceptsInferior 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 aestheticsTranexamic Acid in Facial Feminization Surgery: Quantifying a High-risk Setting With Exogenous Estrogen Supplementation
Alper D, Almeida M, Rivera J, Hosseini H, Williams M, Long A, Prassinos A, Mookerjee V, Persing J, Alperovich M. Tranexamic Acid in Facial Feminization Surgery: Quantifying a High-risk Setting With Exogenous Estrogen Supplementation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 34: 1452-1455. PMID: 37277900, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolic eventsSafety of TXAExogenous estrogen supplementationTranexamic acidEstrogen supplementationFacial feminization surgeryCaprini scoreVTE ratesBlood lossOperative timeFeminization surgeryHigh-risk patient populationIntraoperative tranexamic acidRisk patient populationHigh-risk settingsUnpaired t-testEstrogen therapyThromboembolic eventsRetrospective reviewHematoma rateProthrombotic agentsPatient populationProcedure typeMedical CenterElevated riskPostoperative Antibiotics Following Reduction Mammaplasty Does Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infection
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prassinos A, Grauer J, Butler P. Postoperative Antibiotics Following Reduction Mammaplasty Does Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infection. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2023, 43: np494-np499. PMID: 36788713, DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjad030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic ProphylaxisFemaleHumansMammaplastyObesityRetrospective StudiesSurgical Wound InfectionConceptsRate of SSISurgical site infectionBody mass indexReduction mammaplasty patientsPostoperative antibioticsPerioperative antibioticsED visitsSSI ratesSite infectionObese populationReduction mammaplastyPostoperative antibiotic useElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency department visitsSubgroup of patientsPostoperative prescriptionComorbidity indexObese patientsPostoperative courseDepartment visitsMass indexAntibiotic utilizationSubgroup analysisAntibiotic useHigh risk
2022
Determining Morbidity of Adding Genioplasty to Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery
Mookerjee VG, Peck CJ, Reategui A, Nguyen H, Lopez J, Steinbacher D. Determining Morbidity of Adding Genioplasty to Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2022, 47: 1104-1110. PMID: 36097080, DOI: 10.1007/s00266-022-03078-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGenioplastyHumansMorbidityOrthognathic SurgeryOrthognathic Surgical ProceduresRetrospective StudiesConceptsLength of stayOrthognathic surgeryAdditional morbidityOperative timeLeFort IYale-New Haven HospitalBaseline patient differencesSignificant additional morbidityRetrospective cohort studyPatient LOSDouble-jaw surgeryLevel of evidenceBimaxillary orthognathic surgeryLogistic regression analysisEvidence IIIThis journalPostoperative nauseaCohort studyOpioid useSurgical outcomesResultsA totalJaw surgeryPatient differencesAuthors wwwMedicine ratingsDentofacial anomalies
2019
The Economic Impact of Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States.
Mehrzad R, Mookerjee V, Schmidt S, Jehle C, Kiwanuka E, Liu P. The Economic Impact of Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2019, 83: 419-423. PMID: 31524735, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexor tendon lacerationsTendon lacerationsIndirect costsCommon hand conditionsPrevalence-based costImportant economic burdenTotal direct costsHealth care systemAmerican Medical SystemsSurgical repairPrimary cohortRehabilitation protocolEconomic burdenLacerationEconomic impactIllness modelSecondary cohortInitial operationHand conditionsInjuryCare systemDirect costsPatientsThousands of AmericansCohort