Surgical cohorts · 2026

Procedural stacking as an independent marker of thirty-day morbidity in plastic surgery: A national cohort study

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery · 2026;122:53-64IndexedProcedural stacking as an independent marker of thirty-day morbidityPubMed record 42691931
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · 2026;122:53-64
doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2026.08.020
checked 2026-10-24Open on PubMed ↗PMID 42691931

Uzoekwe M, Sekhon S, Tompkins-Rhoades C, Patel H, Rajaii R, Hansen SL

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Key findings

ACS NSQIP plastic surgery cases, 2014–2023 (n = 286,295); 55.9% included at least one additional procedure.
Three or more additional procedures vs none: wound complications OR 1.12 (95% CI 1.07–1.18); reoperation 1.54 (1.46–1.63); readmission 1.41 (1.33–1.50); medical complications 1.31 (1.21–1.42).

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doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2026.08.020 · PMID 42691931

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Uzoekwe M, Sekhon S, Tompkins-Rhoades C, Patel H, Rajaii R, Hansen SL. Procedural stacking as an independent marker of thirty-day morbidity in plastic surgery: a national cohort study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026;122:53-64. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2026.08.020

Uzoekwe, M., Sekhon, S., Tompkins-Rhoades, C., Patel, H., Rajaii, R., & Hansen, S. L. (2026). Procedural stacking as an independent marker of thirty-day morbidity in plastic surgery: A national cohort study. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 122, 53–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2026.08.020

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  title = {Procedural stacking as an independent marker of thirty-day morbidity in plastic surgery: A national cohort study},
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  doi = {10.1016/j.bjps.2026.08.020},
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