Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Sep 2018
Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction: Analysis of Pain, Narcotic Consumption, Length of Stay, and Cost.
Transversus abdominis plane blocks are increasingly being used in microvascular breast reconstruction. The implications of these blocks on specific reconstructive, patient, and institutional outcomes remain to be fully elucidated. ⋯ Therapeutic, III.
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Living donation has become a medically and ethically accepted practice in solid organ transplantation. Published proceedings from the international kidney transplant community and from the Ethics Committee of The Transplantation Society articulated the general principles and specific recommendations for living donation, which remain the backbone of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network requirements and policies. Meanwhile, there have been major advancements in another revolutionary field of transplant medicine: vascularized composite allotransplantation. ⋯ In this article, the authors discuss the feasibility and ethics associated with living donation of vascularized composite allografts. The authors explore the current guidelines and policies set by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network regarding living organ donation. In addition, the authors provide several clinical scenarios in which living donation of vascularized composite allotransplantation could be used to augment the reconstructive ladder currently used by reconstructive surgeons to guide their reconstructive strategies.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Sep 2018
Salter-Harris Fractures of the Distal Phalanx: Treatment Algorithm and Surgical Outcomes.
Salter-Harris fractures of the distal phalanx with or without clinical evidence of nail-bed laceration are frequently undertreated. ⋯ Therapeutic, IV.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Sep 2018
Factors Influencing Patient Satisfaction in Plastic Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis.
Patient satisfaction surveys are an increasingly important part of health care, influencing the practice of physicians. Press Ganey has developed tools to assess physician and department performance that are used by 50 percent of hospitals in the United States and over 10,000 health care organizations. The authors sought to evaluate the factors that influence patient satisfaction in plastic surgery patients both locally and nationally. ⋯ In an evolving patient centric culture, the patient's confidence and trust of the provider is more important than perception of the provider's office environment to maintaining patient loyalty and market share.