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Filter by:The use of Telemedicine has increased significantly due to constraints imposed by the Covid pandemic. 3D telemedicine uses multiple cameras in the clinic room which can reconstruct an image in 3 dimensions in real-time, which may be beneficial in more visual focused specialties such as Plastic Surgery. There are no clinical data regarding the use of 3D telemedicine, with previous studies laboratory based without clinicians or patients. This study aims to provide clinician data comparing 3D and 2D Telemedicine, and feedback to allow incremental improvement of the system prior to clinical trials involving patients.
This is a retrospective chart review performed at multiple clinics aimed at providing real-world evidence of the use and safety of the P4HB scaffold. Data on patient demographics, relevant medical history, product and procedure used, product safety, and outcome measures will be collected as available.
This study was designed to compare the outcome of the anteromedial thigh (AMT) and anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps in head and neck cancer reconstruction.
Plastic and reconstructive surgeons consistently create large, raw surfaces as part of their operative procedures. Thus, plastic & reconstructive surgery patients are among those at highest risk for anticoagulant-associated bleeding adverse drug events (ADEs). This study seeks to optimize both the safety and effectiveness of post-operative enoxaparin by comparing aFXa levels, bleeding events, and VTE events among plastic & reconstructive surgery patients randomized to receive two different enoxaparin dose regimens.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of death among hospitalized patients, and is an important patient safety issue in plastic surgery. Previous work has shown that enoxaparin prophylaxis can prevent many post-operative VTE events, and current American Society of Plastic Surgeons guidelines support enoxaparin prophylaxis for high-risk patients. Highest risk patients often have cancer or trauma reconstruction. Primary outcomes include 1) peak and trough steady-state aFXa levels in response to standard and escalated doses of enoxaparin and 2) the proportion of patients with appropriate aFXa levels pre and post initiation of a clinical protocol for enoxaparin dose adjustment. The investigators expect that standard dosing will result in inadequate aFXa peak and trough levels, and that the clinical dose adjustment protocol will significantly improve the proportion of in-range aFXa levels. The investigators will also develop a linear regression-based equation to calculate, based on patient-level factors, the required dose of enoxaparin to generate in-range aFXa levels. This research may show that the current "one size fits all" approach to enoxaparin prophylaxis is insufficient. In the trauma and orthopaedic populations, patients with low initial aFXa levels are significantly more likely to develop deep venous thrombosis. Thus, this study has important implications for appropriate enoxaparin dose magnitude and frequency, and may ultimately help to decrease the substantial morbidity and mortality associated with post-operative VTE.
Primary Hypothesis: 1. Alloderm and Dermamatrix have comparable complication rates when used for staged breast reconstruction Secondary hypotheses: 1. The complication rates following staged breast reconstruction using Alloderm or Dermamatrix are higher if the patient requires radiation compared to those who do not require radiation. 2. Dermal matrix incorporation is not altered in patients requiring radiation compared to those who do not require radiation. 3. Dermal matrix incorporation is no different when comparing Alloderm and Dermamatrix Specific aims: 1. Evaluate the complication rates in women undergoing staged breast reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix with or without radiation 2. Compare the complication rates between the two types of acellular dermal matrix 3. Evaluate the histologic characteristics of the dermal matrix exposed to radiation compared to that not exposed to radiation. 4. Compare the rates of incorporation of the dermal substance into surrounding tissues of those patients undergoing radiation to those not undergoing radiation