TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Surgical Complications and Their Management
A1  - Crispin, Milène K.
A1  - Cabral, Erik S.
A1  - Aasi, Sumaira Z.
A2  - Avram, Marc R.
A2  - Avram, Mathew M.
A2  - Ratner, Désirée
Y1  - 2015
N1  - 
T2  - Procedural Dermatology
AB  - Complications,  defined  as  any  adverse  and  unexpected  events,  are  inevitable  in  surgery.  The  recent  increase  in  the  number  of  outpatient  surgical  procedures  has  led  to  a  critical  appraisal  of  its  safety.  Yet  several  studies  have  demonstrated  the  overwhelming  safety  of  dermatologic  surgery.1,2  In  a  10  year  prospective  study  of  office-based  surgeries  in  Florida,  where  there  is  mandatory  reporting  of  surgical  complications,  there  were  309  reported  adverse  incidents,  out  of  which  dermatologists  accounted  for  just  1.3%  of  all  complications  (no  deaths).3  The  first  comprehensive  prospective  study  documenting  the  relative  incidence  of  postoperative  complications  in  dermatologic  surgery,  specifically  Mohs  surgery,  found  the  overall  incidence  to  be  1.6%.4  In  a  recent  multicenter  prospective  study  of  20,821  Mohs  procedures,  there  were  149  adverse  events  (0.72%),  including  four  serious  events  (0.02%),  and  no  deaths  reported.5  The  most  common  adverse  events  were  infections  (61.1%),  dehiscence  and  partial  or  full  necrosis  (20.1%),  and  bleeding  and  hematoma  (15.4%).  This  chapter  will  review  some  common  complications  associated  with  dermatologic  surgery  and  provide  strategies  for  the  prevention,  assessment,  and  management  of  these  complications.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175094245
ER  -