Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jul 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyDigital animation versus textbook in teaching plastic surgery techniques to novice learners.
The authors present a prospective, randomized, blinded trial comparing the educational efficacy of digital animation versus a textbook in teaching the Ivy loop technique to novice learners. ⋯ A prospective, randomized, blinded study comparing the educational efficacy of a surgical textbook to digital animation demonstrates that, in novice learners, digital animation is a more effective tool for learning the Ivy loop technique. Test takers found digital animation to be the superior educational medium.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jul 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyProspective randomized controlled trial: fibrin sealant reduces split skin graft donor-site pain.
Pain at split skin graft donor sites is common. Fibrin sealant has been demonstrated to reduce time to hemostasis at wound sites, and patients receiving this treatment were incidentally noted to report less pain. This study aimed to evaluate pain and incapacity in split skin graft donor sites treated with and without fibrin sealant. ⋯ Therapeutic, II.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jul 2013
Comparative StudyThree-dimensional digital stereophotogrammetry: a reliable and valid technique for measuring scar surface area.
The surface area of scars is an important outcome parameter in scar assessment. It is often used to quantify the extent of scar features, such as pigmentation disturbances, hypertrophy, and contracture. Currently available techniques for measuring the surface area are known to be cumbersome or do not meet the basic clinimetric criteria (i.e., reliability and validity). Three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry is a technique that may improve the quality of surface area measurements. The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry for measuring scar surface area. ⋯ Diagnostic, I.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jul 2013
Comparative StudyIncidence of surgical-site infection is not affected by method of immediate breast reconstruction.
To date, few large-scale studies have reported the incidence of surgical-site infection in women undergoing mastectomy with respect to the various methods of immediate breast reconstruction. This study assessed whether the reconstruction method was associated with the risk of surgical-site infection in these patients. ⋯ Risk, III.