2023
The significance of timing in breast reconstruction after mastectomy: An ACS-NSQIP analysis
Knoedler S, Kauke-Navarro M, Knoedler L, Friedrich S, Ayyala H, Haug V, Didzun O, Hundeshagen G, Bigdeli A, Kneser U, Machens H, Pomahac B, Orgill D, Broer P, Panayi A. The significance of timing in breast reconstruction after mastectomy: An ACS-NSQIP analysis. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 89: 40-50. PMID: 38134626, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.11.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmediate BRTime pointsACS-NSQIP databaseLow complication rateACS-NSQIP AnalysisBreast cancer patientsBreast reconstruction optionsAutologous cohortsComplication rateSignificance of timingFemale patientsMedical complicationsMultivariable analysisMore complicationsPatient eligibilityCancer patientsBreast reconstructionOncological purposesPatientsComplicationsReconstruction optionsPropensity scoreCase workupMastectomyEligibilitySurgical 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 analysis
2012
Predictors for Major Wound Complications Following Preoperative Radiotherapy and Surgery for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremities and Trunk: Importance of Tumor Proximity to Skin Surface
Baldini E, Lapidus M, Wang Q, Manola J, Orgill D, Pomahac B, Marcus K, Bertagnolli M, Devlin P, George S, Abraham J, Ferrone M, Ready J, Raut C. Predictors for Major Wound Complications Following Preoperative Radiotherapy and Surgery for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremities and Trunk: Importance of Tumor Proximity to Skin Surface. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 20: 1494-1499. PMID: 23242820, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2797-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDiabetes ComplicationsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative ComplicationsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSarcomaSkinSkin TransplantationSoft Tissue NeoplasmsSurgical FlapsTorsoUpper ExtremityWound HealingYoung AdultConceptsMajor wound complicationsSoft tissue sarcomasSplit-thickness skin graftPreoperative radiotherapyWound complicationsPostoperative radiotherapyMultivariable analysisTumor proximityExact testResultsMedian tumor sizeSimilar local controlOverall survival rateLong-term fibrosisSignificant predictorsFisher's exact testHigh rateNonoperative managementIndependent predictorsRadical resectionTumor sizeSkin surfaceUnivariate analysisSkin graftsComplicationsLocal control