2019
Use of Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.
Wu RT, Sumpio BJ, Miller S, Sumpio BE. Use of Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2019, 143: 31s-35s. PMID: 30586101, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000005310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative pressure therapyVascular surgeryClosed incision negative pressure therapyIncision negative pressure therapySurgical site infectionMedian sternotomy infectionsGroin woundsSerious sequelaeSite infectionSternotomy infectionsGauze dressingsTraditional gauze dressingsSurgeryTherapyCardiothoracicInfectionRecent enthusiasmComplicationsSequelae
2013
A Comparison of Immediate Postoperative Rigid and Soft Dressings for Below-Knee Amputations
Sumpio B, Shine SR, Mahler D, Sumpio BE. A Comparison of Immediate Postoperative Rigid and Soft Dressings for Below-Knee Amputations. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 27: 774-780. PMID: 23880455, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmputeesBandagesEquipment DesignFollow-Up StudiesHumansKneePostoperative CarePostoperative PeriodRetrospective StudiesTibiaWound HealingConceptsRigid dressingSoft dressingsDressing groupHealing timeYale-New Haven HospitalSoft dressing groupKaplan-Meier analysisBelow knee amputationEvidence-based guidelinesQuicker healing timeNew Haven HospitalInitial castingPlastic dressingEarly ambulationPatient demographicsDiabetes mellitusKnee amputationPostoperative dressingKnee immobilizerRetrospective analysisAverage agePatientsPostsurgical dressingsRigid plasterKnee amputees
2010
Retrospective evaluation of clinical outcomes in subjects with split‐thickness skin graft: comparing V.A.C.® therapy and conventional therapy in foot and ankle reconstructive surgeries
Blume PA, Key JJ, Thakor P, Thakor S, Sumpio B. Retrospective evaluation of clinical outcomes in subjects with split‐thickness skin graft: comparing V.A.C.® therapy and conventional therapy in foot and ankle reconstructive surgeries. International Wound Journal 2010, 7: 480-487. PMID: 20825510, PMCID: PMC7951281, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2010.00728.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnkle reconstructive surgeryConventional therapyGraft survivalNPWT/ROCFClinical outcomesReconstructive surgerySplit-thickness skin graft survivalSplit-thickness skin graftNegative pressure wound therapyDuration of graftImproved graft survivalOverall graft takeVacuum-Assisted TherapySkin graft survivalPressure wound therapyGraft failureRetrospective reviewRetrospective studyOutpatient treatmentGraft takeSkin graftsCT groupWound therapyRetrospective evaluationLevel I
2006
The management of deep sternal wound infections using vacuum assisted closure™ (V.A.C.®) therapy
Fleck T, Gustafsson R, Harding K, Ingemansson R, Lirtzman MD, Meites HL, Moidl R, Price P, Ritchie A, Salazar J, Sjögren J, Song DH, Sumpio BE, Toursarkissian B, Waldenberger F, Wetzel‐Roth W. The management of deep sternal wound infections using vacuum assisted closure™ (V.A.C.®) therapy. International Wound Journal 2006, 3: 273-280. PMID: 17199763, PMCID: PMC7951489, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2006.00273.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansPostoperative CareSternumSurgical Wound InfectionTreatment OutcomeVacuumWound HealingConceptsDeep sternal wound infectionSternal wound infectionWound infectionV.A.C. therapyThorough wound irrigationPrinciples of treatmentVacuum-assisted closureTreatment of infectionsSurgical debridementClinical guidelinesEarly recognitionWound irrigationAssisted closureCurrent evidenceSurgical supervisionTherapyInfectionAdequate experienceInternational expertsTreatmentInternational groupDebridementGroupGroup discussionsClinicians