Not all flaps are created equal: Assessing the impact of active smoking in muscle-only versus perforator flaps for patients undergoing nonelective extremity-free tissue transfer-A case control study.

Introduction: Active smoking is known to impair wound healing following free tissue transfer for reconstruction due to its vasoconstrictive effect on the microcirculation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of flap selection on flap loss, in nonelective, traumatic extremity-free soft tissue transfer in active smokers.

Methods: All patients undergoing a free tissue transfer for acute trauma of the extremity at a level I trauma center from 2011 to 2017 were identified.

Impact of Cardiac Risk Factors in the Postsurgical Outcomes of Patients With Cleft Lip.

Congenital cardiac comorbidities represent a potentially elevated risk for complications in patients undergoing cleft lip repair. National databases, such as the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) allow for analysis of large national datasets to assess these risks and potential complications. The aim of this study is to assess the risk of complications in patients undergoing cleft lip repair with congenital cardiac co-morbidities using the NSQIP-P.

Impact of Cardiac Risk Factors in the Postsurgical Outcomes of Patients With Cleft Palate: Analysis of the 2012-2014 NSQIP Database.

Objective: To assess the risk of complication in patients undergoing cleft palate repair with congenital cardiac comorbidities in a large, national cohort.

Design: Retrospective review.

Patients/setting: Using the 2012-2014 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Pediatric database, patients undergoing cleft palate repair were selected for analysis.