Publications by authors named "Ben Grobman"
Post-operative complications in combined versus staged breast reconstruction and risk-reducing gynecologic surgeries: A multi-institution multi-surgeon analysis.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
August 2025
Background: Combined breast reconstruction and risk-reducing gynecologic procedures (RRGPs) have emerged as an alternative to the traditional staged approach, offering potential advantages such as reduced cumulative surgical burden and streamlined recovery. However, conflicting outcomes in the literature highlight the need for multi-institutional analyses to guide clinical decision-making.
Methods: This multi-institutional, retrospective cohort study evaluated postoperative complications within 90 days of surgery among patients undergoing combined versus staged breast reconstruction and RRGPs.
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- * Researchers analyzed data from 580 patients, finding that 25.2% were considered frail; a comparison showed frail patients experienced greater functional limitations in daily activities than their non-frail counterparts (69.6% vs. 47.2%).
- * The findings suggest that frail elderly patients with severe injuries would benefit from screening and ongoing support after hospital discharge to improve their long-term recovery and quality of life.
The invisible scars: Unseen financial complications worsen every aspect of long-term health in trauma survivors.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
June 2024
Background: Trauma survivors are susceptible to experiencing financial toxicity (FT). Studies have shown the negative impact of FT on chronic illness outcomes. However, there is a notable lack of data on FT in the context of trauma.
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- Machine learning (ML) is rapidly growing in neurosurgery, leading to more complex publications that neurosurgeons need to understand to effectively use in practice.
- The authors conducted a literature search for ML studies in neurosurgery and developed a checklist with 14 questions to help readers evaluate ML methodologies and findings.
- With the goal of enhancing neurosurgeons' ability to incorporate ML into their work, the authors emphasize the need for education on ML techniques and the review process.
Background: Poor diet quality significantly contributes to hypertension disparities affecting Black adults. While the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating pattern lowers blood pressure (BP), access to DASH-patterned groceries is a major barrier for residents of urban food deserts.
Methods: The Groceries for Black Residents of Boston to Stop Hypertension among Adults without Treated Hypertension (GoFresh) study is one of five projects in the RESTORE Network, an AHA-funded initiative focused on hypertension prevention.
Background: We recently demonstrated that more intensive blood pressure (BP) treatment lowered risk of orthostatic hypotension (OH) measured with a seated-to-standing protocol. However, seated-to-standing OH assessments are less sensitive than supine-to-standing and could miss clinically relevant OH.
Objectives: Using data from the Syst-Eur trial (Systolic Hypertension in Europe), we examined the effect of hypertension treatment on incidence of OH based on the difference in BP from 3 body positions.
First tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Addict Behav
February 2021
In recent years, the tobacco use landscape among youth has changed greatly, underscoring a need to understand current tobacco product initiation patterns. This study aimed to examine if adolescents' first tobacco product tried differs by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). Cross-sectional survey data were collected from 6 Connecticut high schools in Spring 2019 (N = 4875).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent findings in the pharmacology of inhaled nicotine: Preclinical and clinical in vivo studies.
Neuropharmacology
October 2020
Introduction: The rise of vaping in adolescents, the recent entrance of new inhaled nicotine products such as iQOS on the market and e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury cases has created concern for the use of inhaled non-combustible nicotine products. This narrative review discusses recent experimental in vivo studies that utilize human, rat and mouse models to understand the pharmacological impact of nicotine from non-combustible products.
Methods: The search engine PubMed was utilized with the following search terms: inhaled nicotine, nicotine e-cigarette, heated tobacco products, iQOS, electronic cigarette, nicotine inhaler, nicotine vaping.