2008
Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Treating Peripheral Vascular Graft Infections
Sumpio BE, Allie DE, Horvath KA, Marston WA, Meites HL, Mills JL, Orgill DP, Salazar JD, Song DH, Toursarkissian B. Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Treating Peripheral Vascular Graft Infections. Vascular 2008, 16: 194-200. PMID: 18845099, DOI: 10.2310/6670.2008.00041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, TopicalAnti-Infective AgentsDiabetic FootFemaleGroinHumansMaleNegative-Pressure Wound TherapyOcclusive DressingsPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPractice Guidelines as TopicProsthesis-Related InfectionsSurgical FlapsSurgical Wound InfectionVascular Surgical ProceduresWound HealingConceptsNegative pressure wound therapyPressure wound therapyGroin infectionWound therapyRole of NPWTLarger subcutaneous vesselsVascular graft infectionVascular surgical proceduresDiabetic foot ulcersOpen abdominal woundsGraft infectionWound complicationsFoot ulcersSurgical closureTreatment modalitiesBody of evidenceVascular surgeryAbdominal woundsLarge blood vesselsConsensus panelSurgical proceduresSubcutaneous vesselsComplex woundsProblematic woundsClinical practice
2002
Single-Stage Surgical Treatment of Noninfected Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Blume PA, Paragas LK, Sumpio BE, Attinger CE. Single-Stage Surgical Treatment of Noninfected Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2002, 109: 601-609. PMID: 11818842, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200202000-00029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-stage surgical treatmentHospital staySurgical treatmentRecurrence rateSingle-stage approachPerioperative hospital stayAdditional surgical proceduresDiabetic foot woundsLevel of ambulationDiabetic foot ulcersImmediate primary closureLocal random flapsMedian total timeExpedient returnPedal ulcersAmbulatory statusPostoperative complicationsChart reviewFoot ulcersFoot woundsPathologic findingsTotal excisionRetrospective studyPrimary closureOsseous deformities