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Randomized Control Trial of Smartphones as Microscope Simulators in Early Microsurgical Education.
Microsurgery is an important discipline with a steep learning curve. The gold standard for training is on traditional operative-level microscopes (TM), although they are expensive, large, and immobile. Smartphones as microscope simulators (…
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Impact of intravenous tranexamic acid administration on reduction mammoplasty outcomes.
[BACKGROUND] The growing use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in plastic surgery warrants an accurate analysis of efficacy for body contouring indications. We offer the largest cohort evaluation of intravenous TXA use in minimizing postoperative co…
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Billing and Utilization Trends in Reconstructive Microsurgery Indicate Worsening Access to Care.
[BACKGROUND] Within the last 20-years, Medicare reimbursements for microsurgery have been declining, while physician expenses continue to increase. As a result, hospitals may increase charges to offset revenue losses, which may impose a fi…
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Trends in Hospital Billing for Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Procedures from 2013 to 2020.
[BACKGROUND] With greater acceptance of postmastectomy breast reconstruction (PMBR) as a safe and reliable treatment option, the role of plastic surgeons in breast cancer management continues to rise. As Medicare reimbursements for surgica…
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Systematic Review of Prophylactic Plastic Surgery Closure to Prevent Postoperative Wound Complications Following Spine Surgery.
Spinal surgeries are increasingly performed in the United States, but complication rates can be unacceptably high at up to 26%. Consequently, plastic surgeons (PS) are sometimes recruited by spine surgeons (SS) for intraoperative assistance…
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Genioplasty distraction osteogenesis and hyoid advancement for correction of upper airway obstruction in patients with Treacher Collins and Nager syndromes.
[BACKGROUND] Treacher Collins and Nager syndromes may present with mandibular hypoplasia that causes posterior collapse of the tongue base and a decreased oropharyngeal airway. Mandibular distraction and orthognathic advancement are effecti…