2020
Does Surgical Specialty Impact Mandibular Fracture Outcomes?
Sun A, Nguyen K, Mehta SK, Allam O, Park KE, Alperovich M. Does Surgical Specialty Impact Mandibular Fracture Outcomes? Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2020, 32: 855-858. PMID: 32941216, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReoperation rateReadmission ratesFracture managementInfection rateNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigher ASA class patientsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramComparable perioperative outcomesLength of staySignificant differencesQuality Improvement ProgramHigh ratePRS patientsPerioperative outcomesPatient agePatient demographicsFracture outcomesOperative timeENT patientsAdverse outcomesClass patientsMaxillofacial traumaPractice patternsPatientsPRS group
2019
Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery: Characterization of the One-Team and Two-Team Approaches
Torabi SJ, Chouairi F, Dinis J, Alperovich M. Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery: Characterization of the One-Team and Two-Team Approaches. Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2019, 78: 295-304. PMID: 31622570, DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLonger operative timeMicrovascular free flapsOperative timeReconstructive surgeryFree flapNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramPropensity scoreSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramOperating roomHigher American SocietyIncidence of complicationsRate of complicationsNeck reconstructive surgeryLength of stayComplicated reconstructive proceduresQuality Improvement ProgramConcurrent headNeck OncosurgeryAnesthesiologists classificationPostoperative staySurgery groupComplication rateReconstructive headRetrospective studyNeck procedures