Access video content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction Wound healing is a dynamic, complex process that is essential for survival. Derangements in wound healing, either due to incomplete healing or excessive healing, are a source of significant…
Synopsis ■ There has been a gradual progression from radical to more conservative resections of many cancers. ■ While surgery remains the most successful single modality treatment for solid tumors, recent advances in multimodal therapy have improved outcomes. ■ Neoadjuvant…
Synopsis Health services research (HSR) in plastic surgery takes a broader view of outcomes and delivery of care than traditional clinical research. As attention turns to equitable access and health, the role of insurance coverage, out-of-pocket cost, quality of care…
SYNOPSIS Patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life are essential outcomes to consider in addition to traditional clinical outcomes (e.g., flap survival, postoperative infection, length of hospital stay) for many plastic and reconstructive surgery procedures. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are…
Synopsis The key take-home messages from this chapter are how to: Gather existing evidence on outcomes Interpret evidence on outcomes Design new studies to add evidence on outcomes Synthesize existing evidence, as in systematic reviews and meta-analysis Recognize the importance…
Introduction Pain management before, during, and after any procedure is a key component to successful outcomes in plastic surgery. Consistent patient satisfaction hinges largely upon favorable impressions and recollections of the surgical experience. As such, patient satisfaction and pain management…
Introduction “Patient safety” refers to the healthcare discipline that strives to reduce the risk of medical errors and harm to patients receiving medical care. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that adverse events due to unsafe medical care is one…
Access video and video lecture content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction Healthcare costs in the United States have steadily been rising, and medical imaging has been no exception to that trend. From 2000 to 2006, Medicare spending…
SYNOPSIS Photography is not only useful, documentary, collaborative, didactic, medicolegal, a research tool and even promotional – it is standard of care and a sine qua non for proper practice in plastic surgery. Our specialty is highly visual and relies…
Introduction Over the past few decades, healthcare costs in the United States (US) have risen considerably faster than gross domestic product (GDP), wage growth, and inflation. In 2017, the United States spent nearly 18% of GDP on healthcare, nearly double…