2019
Impact of advanced age on microvascular reconstruction of the lower facial third: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP study
Torabi SJ, Chouairi F, Dinis J, Alperovich M. Impact of advanced age on microvascular reconstruction of the lower facial third: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP study. Microsurgery 2019, 39: 487-496. PMID: 30945351, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrovascular reconstructionOperative timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisOlder populationStandard of careImpact of ageLocal flap reconstructionLonger LOHSMore comorbiditiesNSQIP StudyHospital stayComplication rateOlder patientsPerioperative safetySubgroup analysisAdvanced ageMicrovascular flapsFlap reconstructionProcedure typeRetrospective natureAblative proceduresComparable outcomesAmerican CollegeElderly populationNeck reconstruction
2018
Evolution in Monitoring of Free Flap Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Frey JD, Stranix JT, Chiodo MV, Alperovich M, Ahn CY, Allen RJ, Choi M, Karp NS, Levine JP. Evolution in Monitoring of Free Flap Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2018, 141: 1086-1093. PMID: 29659449, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000004271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreastBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFree Tissue FlapsHumansMammaplastyMastectomy, SubcutaneousMiddle AgedNipplesPatient SatisfactionPerforator FlapPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, AutologousTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, DopplerConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyFree flap reconstructionSkin paddleFlap reconstructionAutologous reconstructionRevision proceduresMuscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flapFree flap autologous breast reconstructionAutologous free flap reconstructionTransverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flapGreater body mass indexCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELPercentage of flapsProfunda artery perforatorRectus abdominis myocutaneous flapAutologous breast reconstructionBody mass indexInferior epigastric perforatorGreater mean numberMass indexFlap weightMastectomy weightComparing outcomesBreast reconstructionMastectomy reconstruction