Publications by authors named "B Pomahac"
Background: Risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) significantly lowers breast cancer risk as a preventive surgery. While racial disparities in breast cancer treatment are well-documented, research on racial differences in the utilization and outcomes of RRM is limited.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (2008-2022) to identify women who underwent RRM.
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- * An analysis of over 7,000 breast reduction cases revealed that patients with low albumin levels had significantly more comorbidities, a higher body mass index, and were more likely to be Black or African American.
- * The study found that those with hypoalbuminemia experienced nearly double the rate of postoperative complications and readmissions compared to those with normal albumin levels, highlighting the importance of preoperative nutritional evaluations.
Background: Subspecialty fellowship directors are essential to the selection and mentorship of trainees. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the gender and racial/ethnic diversity of fellowship directors across fellowship programs in plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS).
Methods: In December 2023, listings of fellowship programs/directors were surveyed from respective professional society websites across the 5 primary PRS fellowships: hand (American Society for Surgery of the Hand), craniofacial (American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons), microsurgery (American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery), aesthetic (The Aesthetic Society), and burn (American Burn Association).
Face transplantation is a highly sensationalized procedure in the media. The purpose of this study is to assess the content and readability of online materials that prospective patients/public encounter regarding face transplantation. A search for face transplantation was performed on Google.
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