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ArticleAesthetic plastic surgery2023

Risk Factors Associated with Complications in Rhinoplasty Using Polydioxanone Plates.

Kaitlin July O'Brien, Hana Kebede, James Zachary Porterfield, Amit Patel, Nikita Gupta

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Article in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trilayer Temporalis Fascia Interposition Graft for Nasal Septal Perforation Repair: A Continued Experience.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kaitlin July O'BrienDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Division of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery., University of Kentucky, 740 South Limestone E305, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA. kaitlin.july.obrien@vumc.org.ORCID 0000-0002-0777-117X
Hana KebedeDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Division of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery., University of Kentucky, 740 South Limestone E305, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
James Zachary PorterfieldDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Division of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery., University of Kentucky, 740 South Limestone E305, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
Amit PatelDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Division of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery., University of Kentucky, 740 South Limestone E305, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
Nikita GuptaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Division of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery., University of Kentucky, 740 South Limestone E305, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
University of Kentucky · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePolydioxanone (PDS) plates are utilized in septorhinoplasty to reconstruct the nasal septum. Our goal was to analyze factors affecting short- and long-term complications in patients undergoing septorhinoplasty using PDS plates with a particular focus on smoking and diabetes.

methodsThis is a retrospective review of patients undergoing septorhinoplasty with PDS plates analyzing risk factors and outcomes. Early complications included infection, hematoma, extrusion, and septal thickening. Late complications included septal perforation, obstruction, revision, and infection. Complication rate was assessed as a function of demographics, diabetes, smoking, autoimmune disease, cancer, and trauma. Multivariate analyses assessed the contributions of these variables, and Chi-square analyses specifically addressed smoking and diabetes.

resultsA total of 119 patients were included. In multivariate analysis, current smoking had a large negative effect on late outcomes (OR 2.00, 95% CI 0.59-6.55), while diabetes did not show any significant difference. Targeted Chi-squared analysis showed a statistically significant effect of current smoking on increased early complications (OR 3.65, 95% CI 1.67-7.63) and a large but not statistically significant increase in long-term complications (OR 4.20, 95% CI 0.72-22.74). In both models, diabetes was not shown to have an effect on early or late complications.

conclusionCurrent smokers undergoing septorhinoplasty with a PDS plate showed a statistically significant association with early complications and large but not statistically significant association with late complications. Diabetic patients were not found to have an increased complication risk. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

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Diabetes MellitusRhinoplastyHumansNasal SeptumPolydioxanoneRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomePolydioxanoneComplicationsOutcomesPolydioxanone plateReconstructionRhinoplasty

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