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Effects Of Marijuana Use In Patients Undergoing Abdominal Free Flap Breast Reconstruction, Tala Al-Saghir, Kinan Sawar, Alexander Vraa, Dunya Atisha
Effects Of Marijuana Use In Patients Undergoing Abdominal Free Flap Breast Reconstruction, Tala Al-Saghir, Kinan Sawar, Alexander Vraa, Dunya Atisha
Medical Student Research Symposium
PURPOSE: Marijuana use is associated with incidence of vascular inflammation and clotting, resulting in endothelial damage and arteritis. As marijuana use rises, few studies have evaluated its impact on surgical outcomes, wound healing, and vascular anastomoses in free flap breast reconstruction.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing abdominal free flap breast reconstruction between 2016 and 2022 at a large metropolitan healthcare system was performed. Patient demographics, comorbidities, procedural details, and complications were analyzed. Minor complications were defined as skin necrosis, any wound requiring management in the clinic, hematoma, seroma, or fat necrosis that did not require intervention. Major …
Predictive Factors For Length Of Hospital Stay In Pediatric Dog Bite Patients, Dominic Alessio-Bilowus, Nishant Kumar, Elika Ridelman Ph.D, Christina Shanti Md
Predictive Factors For Length Of Hospital Stay In Pediatric Dog Bite Patients, Dominic Alessio-Bilowus, Nishant Kumar, Elika Ridelman Ph.D, Christina Shanti Md
Medical Student Research Symposium
Title: Predictive Factors for Length of Hospital Stay in Pediatric Dog Bite Patients
Authors: Alessio-Bilowus D1, Kumar N2, Ridelman E1, Shanti C2
1Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; 2Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Introduction: Dog bite injuries are a source of significant morbidity in the United States, with children being at increased risk compared to adults, yet there is a lack of published data on factors affecting hospital length of stay (LOS) in pediatric patients.
Methods: A full-text retrospective chart review was conducted of all patients presenting to our urban, academic …