prs-dataviz

name	prs-dataviz
description	Use this skill when creating publication-quality figures for medical journals, exporting figures as TIFF/CMYK at 300+ DPI, using medical color palettes, adding scale bars, or formatting statistical annotations. Triggers on "journal figure", "PRS figure", "medical figure", "TIFF export", "CMYK", "300 DPI", "publication figure", "scale bar", "significance brackets".

PRS Data Visualization

Create publication-quality figures meeting plastic surgery journal submission requirements. Uses the prs-dataviz package for journal-compliant figure export with medical-focused color palettes and accessibility-first design.

Installation

uv pip install prs-dataviz

When to Use

Use this skill when creating figures for:

• PRS (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
• JPRAS
• Annals of Plastic Surgery
• Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
• Any medical journal requiring 300+ DPI figures

Export Requirements by Journal

Journal	Format	DPI	Color Mode	Max Size
PRS	TIFF	300+	CMYK	7" x 9.5"
JPRAS	TIFF/EPS/PDF	300+	CMYK	170mm x 240mm
Annals	TIFF	300+	CMYK	7" x 9"

Key Capabilities

Journal-Compliant Export

from prs_dataviz import export_figure

export_figure(
    fig,
    "Figure 1.tiff",
    dpi=300,
    color_mode="cmyk",    # Auto-converts RGB to CMYK
    max_width_inches=7,
    max_height_inches=9.5,
)

Medical Color Palettes

• Clinical Blue — standard medical/surgical palette
• Tissue Tone — skin and tissue representation
• Outcome Gradient — poor-to-excellent outcome visualization
• Complication Severity — minor to major complication coding

Specialized Layouts

• Before/After — side-by-side clinical photo comparison
• Multi-View — anterior/lateral/oblique views
• Time Series — outcome measurements over follow-up periods
• Flowchart — CONSORT/STROBE patient flow diagrams

Accessibility (Cara Thompson's 10-Step Methodology)

1. Colorblind-safe palettes (tested with deuteranopia, protanopia, tritanopia simulations)
2. Sufficient contrast ratios (WCAG AA minimum)
3. Pattern fills as backup for color coding
4. Clear, readable font sizes at print scale
5. Alt-text generation for figure legends

Scale Bar Automation

from prs_dataviz import add_scale_bar

add_scale_bar(ax, length_mm=10, location="lower right")

Statistical Formatting

from prs_dataviz import format_p_value, add_significance_brackets

format_p_value(0.0023)  # "p = 0.002"
format_p_value(0.00004) # "p < 0.001"
add_significance_brackets(ax, pairs=[(0, 1), (1, 2)], p_values=[0.03, 0.001])

Integration with flowmpl

prs-dataviz can layer on top of flowmpl's design system:

from flowmpl import apply_style, COLORS
from prs_dataviz import export_figure

apply_style()  # Base design tokens
# Create figure using flowmpl charts...
export_figure(fig, "Figure 1.tiff", dpi=300, color_mode="cmyk")