Development of a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Surgery Fellowship.

With the rapidly changing landscape of medicine, physician assistants (PAs) have solidified their role as integral members of nearly every medical field. As PAs become leaders in smaller, more specialized fields, their duties encompass skills that they had not been exposed to in the broad, comprehensive, standard PA education. Consequently, participation in postgraduate PA education has rapidly expanded to keep up with the demand for additional training.

Hospitalized Patients' Perceptions of Resident Fatigue, Duty Hours, and Continuity of Care.

Background: Physicians' perceptions of duty hour regulations have been closely examined, yet patient opinions have been largely unstudied to date.

Objective: We studied patient perceptions of residency duty hours, fatigue, and continuity of care following implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 2011 Common Program Requirements.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was administered between June and August 2013 to inpatients at a large academic medical center and an affiliated community hospital.

Prenatal Identification of Pierre Robin Sequence: A Review of the Literature and Look towards the Future.

Fetal ultrasonography is an important tool used to prenatally diagnose many craniofacial conditions. Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) is a rare congenital deformation characterized by micrognathia, glossoptosis, and airway obstruction. PRS can present as a perinatal emergency when the retropositioned tongue obstructs the airway leading to respiratory compromise.

A systematic examination of the effect of tissue glues on rhytidectomy complications.

Background: Fibrin glue has widespread use in multiple fields of surgery. There have been numerous studies on the use of fibrin glue in facelifts, with no consensus regarding differences in outcomes.

Objectives: This study compared the risk of hematoma, seroma, and the 24-hour drainage volume in all published prospective controlled trials.

LeFort I Osteotomy.

The LeFort I osteotomy is one of the most commonly used procedures to correct midface deformities. It allows for correction in three dimensions including advancement, retrusion, elongation, and shortening. It is indicated, often in conjunction with mandibular surgery, for class II and III malocclusion, facial asymmetry, obstructive sleep apnea, and maxillary atrophy.

Report of a family with idiopathic knuckle pads and review of idiopathic and disease-associated knuckle pads.

Knuckle pads are a rare, frequently overlooked, thickening of the skin usually overlying the extensor surface of the proximal interphalangeal joints. They are well- circumscribed, benign lesions that generally do not require treatment. Idiopathic knuckle pads must be differentiated from similar appearing lesions or trauma-induced pseudo-knuckle pads.