Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Sep 2020
The LACE+ Index as a Predictor of 30-Day Patient Outcomes in a Plastic Surgery Population: A Coarsened Exact Match Study.
This study used coarsened exact matching to investigate the effectiveness of the LACE+ index (i.e., length of stay, acuity of admission, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and emergency department visits in the past 6 months) predictive tool in patients undergoing plastic surgery. ⋯ Risk, II.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Aug 2020
Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic: Surge Capacity Planning for Nonemergent Surgery.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has confronted the U. S. health care system with unprecedented challenges amidst a tenuous economic environment. ⋯ Given the potentially prolonged impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care use, it is imperative for plastic surgeons to collaborate with other medical and surgical specialties to develop surge capacity protocols that allow continuation of safe, high-quality, nonemergent procedures. The purpose of this article is to provide necessary and timely public health information relevant to plastic surgery and also share a conceptual framework to guide surge capacity protocols for nonemergent surgery.