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Lear G, Strong EB, Pontell ME. Interfacility Transfer Guidelines for Patients With Isolated Facial Trauma-From Problem to Solution. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024; 150:363-364. [PMID: 38573601 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2024.0362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the need to implement proposed guidelines for facial trauma assessment to prevent unnecessary interfacility transfer of patients with facial trauma despite most such patients having injuries that do not require surgical intervention.
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Affiliation(s)
- George Lear
- Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento
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- Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Lear G, O'Sick N, Drolet BC, Golinko MS, Pontell ME. Your face is worth it. Am J Surg 2024; 228:295-296. [PMID: 37735007 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- George Lear
- Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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O'Sick N, Drolet BC, Golinko MS, Ellis E, Pontell ME. Facial Trauma Transfers: Taking the Lead. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024; 82:3-4. [PMID: 38161067 DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2023.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicholas O'Sick
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
| | - Brian C Drolet
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
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Chen H. From the Editor - in - Chief: Top papers from the association of women surgeons. Am J Surg 2023; 225:1. [PMID: 36437119 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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