Browsing by Author "Caterson, Edward"

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    • Anticoagulants and Statins As Pharmacological Agents in Free Flap Surgery: Current Rationale 

      Pršić, Adnan; Kiwanuka, Elizabeth; Caterson, Stephanie A.; Caterson, Edward J. (Open Science Company, LLC, 2015)
      Microvascular free flaps are key components of reconstructive surgery, but despite their common use and usual reliability, flap failures still occur. Many pharmacological agents have been utilized to minimize risk of flap ...

    • Craniofacial Measurements of Donors and Recipients Correlate with Aesthetic Outcome in Virtual Face Transplantation 

      S. Wallins, Joseph; Chandawarkar, Akash A.; Dobry, Allison; Diaz-Siso, J. Rodrigo; Bueno, Ericka M.; Caterson, Edward J.; Jania, Camille; Hevelone, Nathanael D.; Lipsitz, Stuart R.; Mukundan, Srinivasan; Pomahac, Bohdan (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2015)
      Background: Face transplantation is an increasingly feasible option for patients with severe disfigurement. Donors and recipients are currently matched based on immune compatibility, skin characteristics, age, and gender. ...

    • Current preventive measures for health-care associated surgical site infections: a review 

      Tsai, David M; Caterson, Edward J (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continue to be a tremendous issue today. It is estimated 1.7 million HAIs occur per year, and cost the healthcare system up to $45 billion annually. Surgical site infections (SSIs) ...

    • Global Patterns of QALY and DALY Use in Surgical Cost-Utility Analyses: A Systematic Review 

      Rios-Diaz, Arturo J.; Lam, Jimmy; Ramos, Margarita S.; Moscoso, Andrea V.; Vaughn, Patrick; Zogg, Cheryl K.; Caterson, Edward J. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Background: Surgical interventions are being increasingly recognized as cost-effective global priorities, the utility of which are frequently measured using either quality-adjusted (QALY) or disability-adjusted (DALY) life ...

    • Sustained Release of Amnion-Derived Cellular Cytokine Solution Facilitates Achilles Tendon Healing in Rats 

      Kueckelhaus, Maximilian; Philip, Justin; Kamel, Rami A.; Canseco, Jose A.; Hackl, Florian; Kiwanuka, Elizabeth; Kim, Mi J.; Wilkie, Ryan; Caterson, Edward J.; Junker, Johan P. E.; Eriksson, Elof (Open Science Company, LLC, 2014)
      Objective: In the United States, around 50% of all musculoskeletal injuries are soft tissue injuries including ligaments and tendons. The objective of this study is to assess the role of amnion-derived cellular cytokine ...

    • Three Patients with Full Facial Transplantation 

      Pomahac, Bohdan; Pribaz, Julian Joseph; Eriksson, Elof; Bueno, Ericka; Diaz-Siso, J. Rodrigo; Rybicki, Frank John; Annino, Donald James; Orgill, Dennis Paul; Caterson, Edward J; Caterson, Stephanie A.; Carty, Matthew Jonathan; Chun, Yoon Sun; Sampson, Christian Edward; Janis, Jeffrey E.; Alam, Daniel S.; Saavedra, Arturo; Molnar, Joseph A.; Edrich, Thomas; Marty, Francisco Miguel; Tullius, Stefan Gunther (New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2012)
      Unlike conventional reconstruction, facial transplantation seeks to correct severe deformities in a single operation. We report on three patients who received full-face transplants at our institution in 2011 in operations ...

    • Use of Intraoperative Computed Tomography for Revisional Procedures in Patients with Complex Maxillofacial Trauma 

      Singh, Mansher; Ricci, Joseph A.; Caterson, Edward J. (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2015)
      Background: In patients with panfacial fractures and distorted anatomic landmarks of zygomatic and orbital complex, there is a risk of zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) malpositioning even with the best efforts for surgical ...