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Surgical site infection (SSI) is defined as an infection related to an operative procedure that occurs at or near the surgical incision within 30 days of the procedure or within 90 days if prosthetic material is implanted at surgery. Substantial research has been performed to identify the etiological agents, risk factors, and potential treatment options for SSIs. As breast surgery becomes increasingly popular, plastic surgeons are likely to encounter more patients presenting with SSIs. This article summarizes current evidence on pathogens, risk factors, and management strategies for SSIs and highlights further areas of study.

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Background: Soft tissue masses of the hand are common and mostly benign, including ganglion cysts, glomus tumors, lipomas, and giant cell tumors of the tendon sheath. Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors but are rarely found on the distal parts of the digits. The authors present a case of a schwannoma located at the tip of the finger.

Methods: An otherwise healthy 26-year-old man presented because of a 10-year history of a slowly growing mass on the tip of his right little finger that significantly interfered with his right hand function. The patient underwent hand radiographs and surgical excision of the tumor.

Results: Pathologic evaluation determined that the mass was a schwannoma with positive immunohistochemistry for S-100 and SOX-10. The patient reported complete resolution of symptoms associated with the tumor and his satisfaction with the surgical outcome.

Conclusions: Imaging studies, such as radiographs, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging, are critical in the diagnostic workup of soft tissue masses of the hand to better understand involvement of the tumor to musculature, vasculature, and other pertinent bony structures. Although quite common, schwannomas may be hard to differentiate from other soft tissue tumors, and a review of the literature demonstrates the importance of providers utilizing imaging and other diagnostics before proceeding to treatment.

Background: Tracheostomy has been proposed for patients with expected prolonged intubation. This study aims to determine the outcomes of tracheostomy on patients with burn inhalation injuries requiring mechanical ventilation.

Methods: This study is a retrospective review from 2011 to 2019. Inclusion criteria were recording of inhalation injury, ventilator support (at least 24 hours), and total body surface area of <15%. The patients were stratified into 2 groups: tracheostomy (group 1) versus no tracheostomy (group 2). The outcome measures were in-hospital mortality rate, hospital length of stay, intensive care unit length of stay, ventilator days, and ventilator- associated pneumonia (VAP).

Results: A total of 33 burn patients met our inclusion criteria. Group 1 consisted of 10 patients and group 2 of 23 patients. There was no statistically significant difference in terms of percent total body surface area. There was a higher intensive care unit length of stay at 23.8 days in group 1 compared with 3.16 days in group 2, a higher hospital length of stay at 28.4 days in group 1 compared with 5.26 days in group 2, and higher ventilator days in group 1 with 20.8 days compared with 2.5 days in group 2. There was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups in terms of mortality. The incidence of VAP was also significantly higher in group 1 than in group 2.

Conclusions: The ideal timing and implementation of tracheostomy with inhalation injury has yet to be determined. In this study, tracheostomy was associated with much longer lengths of stay and pneumonia. The impact of the underlying lung injury versus the tracheostomy itself on these observations is unclear. The challenge of characterizing the severity of an inhalation injury based on early visual inspection remains.

Background: The use of telemedicine has become increasingly common, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual visits can be beneficial for use in plastic surgery but are not without limitations. The purpose of this study was to better understand the utility of telemedicine in plastic surgery from both patient and provider perspectives.

Methods: A survey was distributed to all patients who had a telemedicine visit at the authors' institution from April to October 2020 as well as a representative cohort of providers via the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The survey collected various demographic data and included a Likert scale questionnaire to assess the use and overall quality of telemedicine services. Data collected for the patient and provider groups were compared using t tests, chi-square tests, and Mann-Whitney (U) tests.

Results: A total of 67 patients (N = 501; 13.4%) and 160 providers (N = 2701; 5.9%) responded to the survey. Patients were significantly younger than providers (45.8 ± 11.8 vs 55.0 ± 11.6 years; P < .001). Patients responded significantly more favorably than providers in the domains of telemedicine usefulness, ease of use, interaction quality, and reliability. Patients were significantly more comfortable than providers in scheduling surgery without an in-person visit. Patients also rated higher comfort levels than providers with a virtual physical examination, including examination of sensitive body parts, such as breasts and genitals.

Conclusions: Plastic surgery patients are generally comfortable and satisfied with the care provided by telemedicine. Telemedicine can provide high-quality health care and can be utilized by plastic surgeons to optimize care in their practice.

Background: Orthopedic hardware infections often require hardware removal or replacement. In some situations, hardware removal is not possible or would require amputation. Thus, a method of in-situ hardware salvage could significantly improve patient outcomes. Hypochlorous acid is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial solution with rapid effectiveness in biofilm impairment.

Methods: This article presents 2 patients with orthopedic hardware infection. Patient A had recurrent draining sinuses from an intramedullary nail in the femur. The orthopedic surgery team recommended above-knee amputation if hardware salvage was not possible. Patient B had a degloving injury of the right upper extremity with radius and ulna fractures that required revascularization and free flap coverage; when hardware infection developed, hardware removal would have required external fixator placement. In both patients, hypochlorous acid was used intraoperatively during debridement to soak the hardware for 5 minutes. Closed suction drains were placed along the hardware, and postoperative instillations of hypochlorous acid were placed through the drains for 5 minutes 1 to 2 times a day for 4 days for Patient A and 7 days for Patient B.

Results: On follow-up at 10 months for Patient A and at 9 months for Patient B, there was no evidence of recurrent hardware infection. Hardware was successfully salvaged in both patients.

Conclusions: Hypochlorous acid is an effective and safe topical antimicrobial agent for recurrent infections due to hardware-associated biofilm. Postoperative instillations of 0.025% hypochlorous acid through closed suctions drains may improve hardware salvage rates and optimize outcomes.

Background. A 74-year-old woman presented to the plastic surgery hand trauma clinic with painful, pulsatile swelling in her left index finger following a sharp incision injury to the digit. A diagnosis of digital artery pseudoaneurysm was made. Digital aneurysmal formations are uncommon, and in the upper limb such aneurysms are often secondary to trauma, including iatrogenic injuries. Surgery is usually indicated for symptom relief; if there are signs of compromised perfusion, either direct arterial repair or reconstruction with a vein graft may be required following excision of the aneurysmal sac.

Background: Electrical injuries from high-voltage power lines are unique forms of trauma that can create challenging wounds for reconstructive surgeons. Our patients, a man in his late thirties (Patient 1) and a man in his early twenties (Patient 2), both sustained upper extremity injuries after contact with a high-voltage line.

Methods: Despite minimal superficial damage, both patients required fasciotomies and debridement of the volar forearm, revealing segmental defects in most digital tendons as well as the distal median nerve. Free fasciocutaneous anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps were harvested to ensure adequate wound coverage. Additionally, fascia lata grafts were taken from the free flap donor site and rolled into tubes to transfer available flexor digitorum superficialis proximal tendon stumps to the distal stumps of flexor digitorum profundus. The rolls were also used to bridge segmental tendon defects in flexor pollicis longus, while cadaveric nerve allografts were used to bridge the median nerve defects.

Results: Nine months postoperatively, Patient 1 had premorbid function with activities of daily living (ADLs), and Patient 2 required only minimal assistance with instrumental ADLs. Within a year following reconstruction, Patient 1 mostly regained range of motion in his digits with some rigidity, and Patient 2 regained full range of motion in his digits with minimal rigidity.

Conclusions: These cases have demonstrated that the use of an ALT free flap combined with rolled fascia lata graft tubes may be an effective choice for reconstruction and functional restoration in cases of severe high-voltage electrical trauma.

Background: Although breast implant techniques have advanced considerably since the first recorded augmentation procedure in 1895, rupture remains a significant complication. Proper diagnosis is vital for patients' well-being but can sometimes prove challenging when there is no documentation of the initial procedure.

Methods: This report describes a 58-year-old woman with a 30-year history of subglandular periareolar breast augmentation who was referred for bilateral implant rupture identified on computed tomography performed to monitor a breast nodule.

Results: Despite classic imaging findings suggesting bilateral intracapsular implant rupture, breast implant revision surgery revealed a dense capsule containing 6 small silicone implants with no ruptures.

Conclusions: This is a unique case where radiographic imaging was misleading due to an undocumented unusual breast augmentation procedure that used multiple small "gnocchi-like" silicone implants. To our knowledge, this technique has never been described until now and should be noted by the surgical and radiological community.

Background: Human factors research involves the study of work system interactions, physician workload, cognitive effort, and performance. This pilot study incorporated a human factor approach and other surgery-based metrics to assess cognitive workload among plastic surgeons during elective plastic surgery breast procedures.

Methods: In this prospective study of plastic surgery breast procedures over a 3-month period, surgeon and patient demographics and procedural details were collected. The lead surgeon assessed each procedure using a validated workload questionnaire (National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index [NASA-TLX]) that included 6 subscales (ie, mental, physical, temporal demand, performance, effort, and frustration), a question on distraction, and their expectation of procedural difficulty.

Results: Fifty-seven cases were included in this study. Surgical duration had a positive correlation with increased mental demand (P < .001), physical demand (P < .001), and degree of distractions (P < .001). Free flap reconstruction, breast reduction, and transgender mastectomy had the highest average mental, physical demands, and perceived effort. Bilateral cases had significantly higher workload than unilateral ones (P = .002). NASA-TLX scores between immediate and delayed reconstructions were comparable, but delayed cases had higher degree of distractions (P = .04). There was a strong correlation between degree of distractions and increased mental workload (R = 0.68; P < .001), increased physical demand (P = 0.61; P < .001), and increased temporal demand (R = 0.78; P < .001). More difficult procedures were associated with greater procedural duration than those rated as difficult as expected or less difficult than expected (P = .02).

Conclusions: These preliminary data demonstrated multiple factors that may influence and govern perceived physician workload and may provide insight for targeted quality improvement to plan procedures safely and effectively.