This article discusses the measurement of outcomes in craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery, using examples of craniosynostosis and cleft lip and/or palate (CLP). The challenges in measuring the standard outcomes…
The article presents an objective view of evidence-based medicine application to aesthetic surgery. The challenges are discussed and the points that create them are analyzed. Psychological and external factors in…
The BREAST-Q © is a multiscale, multimodule, patient-reported outcome instrument (PRO) measuring health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction in women who undergo breast surgery. This PRO instrument is the…
This article presents an introduction to economic outcomes for the plastic surgeon investigator. Types of economic outcomes are introduced and the matter of perspective is discussed. Examples from the plastic…
In recent decades, the expansion of health services research has created an opportunity to crate salient, evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. However, for many aspects of care, incorporation…
Patient-reported outcomes serve as an essential and perhaps more relevant means for assessing patients’ response to treatment than clinical measures alone. Many of the procedures performed in plastic surgery are…
Satisfaction with appearance and improved quality of life are key outcomes for patients undergoing facial aesthetic procedures. The FACE-Q is a new patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument encompassing a suite of…
Evidence-based medicine is analyzed from its inception. This article takes the reader through the early formation of scientific medicine that has evolved into the multipurpose tool it has become today….
Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, Editor Andrea L. Pusic, MD, MHS, FRCSC, Editor It is truly an honor for us to serve as editors of this volume on Outcomes for…
The two forces that have driven the increase in accreditation of outpatient ambulatory surgery centers (ASC’s) in the United States are reimbursement of facility fees by Medicare and commercial insurance…
