Tag Jonas A. Nelson

Plastic Surgery

Patient-reported outcomes in plastic surgery

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…

Plastic Surgery, Volume 1: Principles
January 24, 2024

Plastic Surgery

Immediate Implant Breast Reconstruction With Total Muscle Coverage – Two-Stage

Introduction The rates of mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction have increased over the past two decades, according to a number of large population-based datasets. Changes in the oncologic approach to breast cancer have contributed to increasing rates of bilateral mastectomies.…

Atlas of Reconstructive Breast Surgery
January 24, 2024

Anesthesia

Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: Breast Procedures

Background In the United States breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and accounts for over 260,000 new cases each year. A woman living in the United States has a 12% lifetime risk of being diagnosed with…

Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient
November 23, 2023