Breast Implants Decrease Chest Wall Trauma in Low-speed, Unrestrained Motor Vehicle Crash: An Experimental Model.

Unlabelled: Breast implants improve quality of life in patients seeking improved breast aesthetics, and are known to minimize human injury in the less common scenario of penetrating trauma. People commonly sustain rib and sternum fractures and thoracic injury in motor vehicle crashes (MVC), a form of blunt traumatic injury. Whether breast implants minimize injury during MVC is unknown.

Unfractionated Heparins, Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins, and Indirect Factor Xa Inhibitors in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: An Evidence-Based Review.

Venous thromboembolism can present with devastating complications and sequalae, particularly in the surgical patient. Current data support prophylactic anticoagulant use in high-risk hospitalized patients, defined as those with a Caprini Risk Assessment Model score of 7 or greater. The most frequently used chemoprophylaxis agents include unfractionated heparin, low-molecular-weight heparin, and indirect factor Xa inhibitors.

The Majority of Venous Thromboembolism Events Should Occur in Lower Risk Aesthetic Surgery Patients: A Simulation Study.

Unlabelled: Evidence-based venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention among aesthetic patients is lacking. This study seeks to (1) quantify 2005 Caprini scores in primary breast augmentation patients, (2) determine the proportion of patients with potentially modifiable VTE risk factors, and (3) project, using Monte Carlo simulation, the expected distribution of Caprini scores among aesthetic surgery patients who develop VTE.

Methods: The observational study (part 1) screened consecutive primary breast augmentation patients for VTE risk using the 2005 Caprini score.