2024
Perioperative safety of risk-reducing mastectomy
Knoedler S, Diatta F, Kasparbauer F, Knoedler L, Kim B, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Perioperative safety of risk-reducing mastectomy. British Journal Of Cancer 2024, 1-3. PMID: 39501091, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-024-02897-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTen Year Follow-up After Face Transplantation – a Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Huelsboemer L, Kauke-Navarro M, Boroumand S, Parikh N, Hosseini H, Yu C, Stögner V, Ko C, Perry B, Formica R, Hung P, Mahajan A, Azzi J, Murphy G, Pomahac B. Ten Year Follow-up After Face Transplantation – a Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study. American Journal Of Transplantation 2024 PMID: 39413877, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic rejectionFace transplantationFollow-upSingle center retrospective cohort studyFunctional outcomesSensory returnAnalysis of functional outcomesMedian follow-upIncidence of malignancyMetabolic side effectsGraft rejection episodesComputed tomography angiogramRetrospective cohort studyEvidence of vasculopathyFollow-up periodLong-term outcomesYear follow-upFacial motor functionRejection episodesInfectious complicationsTransplant recipientsPatient ageGraft retentionMedical complicationsCohort studyAnalyzing Question Characteristics Influencing ChatGPT’s Performance in 3000 USMLE®-Style Questions
Alfertshofer M, Knoedler S, Hoch C, Cotofana S, Panayi A, Kauke-Navarro M, Tullius S, Orgill D, Austen W, Pomahac B, Knoedler L. Analyzing Question Characteristics Influencing ChatGPT’s Performance in 3000 USMLE®-Style Questions. Medical Science Educator 2024, 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s40670-024-02176-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk Factors and Outcomes after Surgery for Malignant Neoplasm of the Parotid Gland: An ACS-NSQIP Study
Knoedler L, Knoedler S, Hoch C, Safi A, Wollenberg B, Alfertshofer M, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Clune J. Risk Factors and Outcomes after Surgery for Malignant Neoplasm of the Parotid Gland: An ACS-NSQIP Study. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2024 PMID: 39448324, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.09.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood urea nitrogenRisk factorsRenal failureParotid glandMalignant neoplasmsAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseAssociated with higher creatinineNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMicrosurgical proceduresPre-operative risk factorsQuality Improvement Program databaseRisk of postoperative adverse eventsBlood urea nitrogen levelsHigher ASA classPostoperative adverse eventsOccurrence of complicationsPost-surgical outcomesTumor resectionComplication rateFlap surgeryPostoperative outcomesACS-NSQIPASA classHigher creatinineEvaluating two decades of traumatic amputations treated in US emergency departments: A multicenter epidemiological analysis from NEISS
Boroumand S, Ajjawi I, Park N, Huelsboemer L, Stögner V, Bach K, Kauke-Navarro M, Haykal S, Pomahac B, Colen D. Evaluating two decades of traumatic amputations treated in US emergency departments: A multicenter epidemiological analysis from NEISS. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2024, 99: 63-66. PMID: 39353285, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.09.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSLAM-Based Breast Reconstruction System for Surgical Guidance Using a Low-Cost Camera
Fu E, Zhou H, Lastra Á, Zhang R, Ayyala H, Broyles J, Pomahac B, Jagadeesan J. SLAM-Based Breast Reconstruction System for Surgical Guidance Using a Low-Cost Camera. IEEE Transactions On Medical Robotics And Bionics 2024, PP: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/tmrb.2024.3464739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReconstruction systemSoftware applicationsLow-cost RGB-D cameraRGB-D cameraLow-cost camerasBreast reconstruction surgerySimultaneous localizationAccurate reconstructionReconstruction modelCameraSLAM-basedSoftwareIRB-approved protocolSurface reconstructionPatient-specific 3DMastectomy siteAccuracy errorReconstructed breastAmount of tissueInframammary foldBreast moundSLAMReconstructive surgeryIntraoperative guidanceBreast shapeReading Between the Tabloids: An Objective Analysis of the Quality and Readability of Patient Encountered Online Material for Face Transplantation.
Boroumand S, Littleton A, Aregbe A, Gu E, Huelsboemer L, Stögner V, Lewis K, Kauke-Navarro M, Haykal S, Pomahac B. Reading Between the Tabloids: An Objective Analysis of the Quality and Readability of Patient Encountered Online Material for Face Transplantation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 PMID: 39471279, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNews sourcesOnline materialsNewsFace transplant programsThird-party sourcesReadability metricsFace transplantationReadabilityTransplant programsPost hoc Tukey multiple comparison testTukey's multiple comparison testMultiple comparison testReputable sourcesTabloidsReadability of online materialsAuthorshipOne-way ANOVATransplantationThird-party sitesJAMA benchmark criteriaDiscernmentEncountersJAMA benchmarksAn Update on the Survival of the First 50 Face Transplants Worldwide
Homsy P, Huelsboemer L, Barret J, Blondeel P, Borsuk D, Bula D, Gelb B, Infante-Cossio P, Lantieri L, Mardini S, Morelon E, Nasir S, Papay F, Petruzzo P, Rodriguez E, Özkan Ö, Özmen S, Pomahac B, Lassus P. An Update on the Survival of the First 50 Face Transplants Worldwide. JAMA Surgery 2024, 159 PMID: 39292472, PMCID: PMC11411447, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.3748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall survivalRejection episodesFace transplantationTransplanted graftsMedian follow-up timeAcute rejection episodesFollow-up timePredictors of survivalMulticenter cohort studyExtensive facial defectsEpisodes per yearLong-term survivalTransplant variablesFacial defectsNonpublished dataTransplant lossMedian numberFollow-upCohort studyReconstructive optionsPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesTransplant survivalTransplantationTransplant centersRobotic-Assisted Microsurgery in Lymphatic Reconstruction.
Stögner V, Pucciarelli D, Pomahac B, Ayyala H. Robotic-Assisted Microsurgery in Lymphatic Reconstruction. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 PMID: 39283135, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLymphatic reconstructionRobotic-assisted microsurgeryBreast cancer-related lymphedemaCancer-related lymphedemaSurgical outcomesYears of clinical experienceMicrosurgical reconstructionPatient groupLymphatic flowCancer incidenceSurvival rateLymphatic anastomosisMicrosurgical performanceClinical experienceMicrosurgeryLower extremitiesHuman vesselsLymphatic microsurgeryPatientsMicrosurgical robotPhysiological tremorThe impact of age on outcomes after breast reduction surgery – A multi-institutional data analysis of 40,958 cases
Knoedler S, Perozzo F, Jiang J, Kosyk M, Alfertshofer M, Schenck T, Kern B, Sofo G, Knoedler L, Panayi A, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Kim B. The impact of age on outcomes after breast reduction surgery – A multi-institutional data analysis of 40,958 cases. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2024, 98: 318-330. PMID: 39321535, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduction mammoplastyFemale patientsMedical complicationsImpact of ageAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPatients aged <Patients aged >Breast reduction surgeryAdult female patientsQuality Improvement ProgramPostoperative morbiditySurgical complicationsPostoperative outcomesPatient ageReduction surgeryDeterminants of riskMultivariate analysisAmerican CollegeComplicationsLow riskPatientsMammoplastyThe role of C4d and donor specific antibodies in face and hand transplantation—a systematic review
Huelsboemer L, Moscarelli J, Dony A, Boroumand S, Kochen A, Knoedler L, Yu C, Hauc S, Stögner V, Formica R, Lian C, Murphy G, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. The role of C4d and donor specific antibodies in face and hand transplantation—a systematic review. Frontiers In Transplantation 2024, 3: 1442006. PMID: 39291278, PMCID: PMC11405992, DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1442006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor-specific antibodiesSerum donor-specific antibodiesAntibody-mediated rejectionHigher rejection gradesVascularized composite allotransplantationC4d depositionRejection gradeCellular rejectionRejection episodesSpecific antibodiesDonor-specific antibody statusManagement of antibody-mediated rejectionFace transplantationAcute cellular rejectionAcute rejection episodesAssociated with high gradeTime of biopsyAntibody mediated rejectionFisher's exact testMann-Whitney U testSystematic review of electronic databasesMechanisms of rejectionSystematic reviewReview of electronic databasesC4d stainingEvolution of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
Huelsboemer L, Pomahac B. Evolution of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. 2024, 15-27. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57132-9_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascularized composite allotransplantationSolid organ transplantationProlongation of ischemia timeReconstruction of complex tissue defectsContext of vascularized composite allotransplantationDevelopment of non-toxicTolerogenic strategiesChronic rejectionImmunosuppressive medicationsTolerance inductionComplex tissue defectsPatient selectionIschemia timeTo Face Transplant or Not Face Transplant? Evaluating the Limitations of ChatGPT's Consideration of Ethical Themes
Boroumand S, Gu E, Huelsboemer L, Stögner V, Parikh N, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B. To Face Transplant or Not Face Transplant? Evaluating the Limitations of ChatGPT's Consideration of Ethical Themes. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 93: 527-529. PMID: 39331750, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLetter in Reply to Comment on: Gynecomastia Surgery in 4996 Male Patients Over 14 Years: A Retrospective Analysis of Surgical Trends, Predictive Risk Factors, and Short-Term Outcomes
Kauke-Navarro M, Klimitz F, Pomahac B. Letter in Reply to Comment on: Gynecomastia Surgery in 4996 Male Patients Over 14 Years: A Retrospective Analysis of Surgical Trends, Predictive Risk Factors, and Short-Term Outcomes. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2024, 1-3. PMID: 39085527, DOI: 10.1007/s00266-024-04285-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC-reactive protein orchestrates acute allograft rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation via subset-selective monocyte activation
Kiefer J, Zeller J, Schneider L, Thomé J, McFadyen J, Hoerbrand I, Lang F, Deiss E, Bogner B, Schaefer A, Chevalier N, Horner V, Kreuzaler S, Kneser U, Kauke-Navarro M, Braig D, Woollard K, Pomahac B, Peter K, Eisenhardt S. C-reactive protein orchestrates acute allograft rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation via subset-selective monocyte activation. Journal Of Advanced Research 2024 PMID: 38992424, DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute allograft rejectionC-reactive proteinVascularized composite allotransplantationAllograft rejectionAcute rejectionAllograft survivalGraft rejectionAttenuate acute allograft rejectionPreventing acute allograft rejectionImmune responseLong-term allograft survivalFacial vascularized composite allotransplantationClinical allograft rejectionReduced allograft survivalChronic allograft rejectionIntravital imagingNon-classical monocytesMarkers of inflammationAcute-phase reactantsImmune-inflammatory reactionPro-inflammatory propertiesMononuclear phagocyte systemAcute-phase responseGraft infiltrationInnate immune responseSurgical Management of Breast Capsular Contracture—A Multi-institutional Data Analysis of Risk Factors for Early Complications
Knoedler S, Knoedler L, Boroumand S, Alfertshofer M, Diatta F, Sofo G, Huelsboemer L, Hansen F, Könneker S, Kim B, Perozzo F, Ayyala H, Allam O, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Surgical Management of Breast Capsular Contracture—A Multi-institutional Data Analysis of Risk Factors for Early Complications. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2024, 1-12. PMID: 38926252, DOI: 10.1007/s00266-024-04203-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factorsPostoperative complicationsCC surgeryInpatient settingMedical complicationsAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk factors of postoperative complicationsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseImplant-based breast surgeryMultivariate analysisPreoperative diagnosis of hypertensionFactors of postoperative complicationsQuality Improvement Program databaseLevel of Evidence IIIThis journalEvidence-Based Medicine ratingsAnalysis of risk factorsDay complication ratesDays follow-upEvidence IIIThis journalLevel of evidenceSurgical adverse eventsDiagnosis of hypertensionMulti-institutional dataTreatment of CCA Nationwide Analysis on Major Upper Extremity Amputations and Replantations.
Stögner V, Hauc S, Hosseini H, Williams M, Boroumand S, Huelsboemer L, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis on Major Upper Extremity Amputations and Replantations. Hand 2024, 15589447241259189. PMID: 38907654, DOI: 10.1177/15589447241259189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpper extremity amputationExtremity amputationTraumatic upper extremity amputationsUtilization Project's National Inpatient SampleProportion of amputationsUrban teaching hospitalLevel of injuryNational Inpatient SampleNontraumatic amputationsUnited StatesHospital typeLength of stayInternational ClassificationTraumatic amputationHealthcare costsHighest burdenUpper extremityAlcohol useTeaching hospitalInpatient SamplePool of casesAmputationNational trendsNationwide analysisLow likelihoodQuality of life and satisfaction after breast augmentation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of Breast-Q patient-reported outcomes
Knoedler S, Knoedler L, Kauke-Navarro M, Alfertshofer M, Obed D, Broer N, Kim B, Könneker S, Panayi A, Hundeshagen G, Kneser U, Pomahac B, Haug V. Quality of life and satisfaction after breast augmentation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of Breast-Q patient-reported outcomes. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2024, 95: 300-318. PMID: 38945110, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical well-beingSexual well-beingWell-beingPatient-reported physical well-beingPatient reportsMeta-analysisPsychosocial well-beingPatient-reported outcomesPatient-reported quality of lifeBreast augmentationQuality of lifeHigher QoLPairwise meta-analysisA systematic reviewPatients' QoLPatient satisfactionSystematic reviewEligibility criteriaPRISMA guidelinesPostoperative follow-up timeQoLQuantitative synthesisFollow-up timeSubgroup analysisSatisfactionUnderstanding Epidemiological Trends in Geriatric Burn Injuries: A National Multicenter Analysis from NEISS 2004-2022
Boroumand S, Katsnelson B, Dony A, Stögner V, Huelsboemer L, Parikh N, Oh S, Kauke-Navarro M, Savetamal A, Pomahac B. Understanding Epidemiological Trends in Geriatric Burn Injuries: A National Multicenter Analysis from NEISS 2004-2022. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2024, irae102. PMID: 38842413, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irae102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric patientsRisk of hospital admissionAwareness of preventive measuresBurn injuryAffected body partED mortalityBurn epidemiologyNEISS databaseAdult patientsHospital admissionVulnerable populationsPatient morbidity/mortalityEpidemiological trendsLower legBurn etiologyProportion Z testAge groupsInjury sourcesMulticenter samplePatients to datePreventive measuresIncident locationLower armZ-testMulticenter analysisFuture of autologous breast reconstruction: a review of novel technological innovations
Allam O, Foster C, Knoedler L, Knoedler S, Oh S, Pomahac B, Ayyala H. Future of autologous breast reconstruction: a review of novel technological innovations. Plastic And Aesthetic Research 2024, 11: n/a-n/a. DOI: 10.20517/2347-9264.2024.21.Peer-Reviewed Original Research