Panniculectomy Outcomes by Body Mass Index: an Analysis of 12,732 Cases
Cadwell J, Ahsanuddin S, Ayyala H, Ignatiuk A. Panniculectomy Outcomes by Body Mass Index: an Analysis of 12,732 Cases. Obesity Surgery 2021, 31: 3660-3666. PMID: 34106398, PMCID: PMC8187133, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05468-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBody mass index rangePostoperative complicationsMass indexNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseAssociated with more postoperative complicationsMultivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseNon-overweight patientsHigher body mass indexWound healing complicationsCalculate body mass indexRate of complicationsHigh BMI groupIncreasing rates of obesityPost-surgical complicationsDose-dependent mannerRates of obesityClass 3Healing complicationsPerioperative factorsWound complicationsBMI groupBariatric surgeryPanniculectomyDoes the Use of Intraoperative Angiography Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Wound and Flap Complications in Complex Lower Extremity Oncologic Reconstruction?
Kapadia K, Dalena M, Cavanaugh Z, Ayyala H, Ippolito J, Beebe K, Benevenia J, Lee E. Does the Use of Intraoperative Angiography Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Wound and Flap Complications in Complex Lower Extremity Oncologic Reconstruction? Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2021, 87: s13-s16. PMID: 33833180, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICG angiographyPostoperative complicationsOncologic reconstructionIndocyanine greenIncidence of postoperative wound complicationsMastectomy skin flap necrosisLong-term follow-upIntraoperative laser angiographyIndocyanine green angiographyPlastic surgery reconstructionCompare postoperative complicationsWound healing complicationsRetrospective chart reviewSkin flap necrosisPostoperative wound complicationsSignificant differenceLaser-assisted ICG angiographyMultiple reconstructive surgeriesIncidence of postoperative woundReconstructive proceduresStatistically significant differenceSoft tissue viabilityAbdominal wall reconstructionLaser angiographyFlap complications