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 ResearchConceptsRigid 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
2011
Negative pressure wound therapy as postoperative dressing in below knee amputation stump closure of patients with chronic venous insufficiency.
Sumpio B, Thakor P, Mahler D, Blume P. Negative pressure wound therapy as postoperative dressing in below knee amputation stump closure of patients with chronic venous insufficiency. WOUNDS A Compendium Of Clinical Research And Practice 2011, 23: 301-8. PMID: 25881107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative pressure wound therapyPostoperative negative pressure wound therapyChronic venous insufficiencyStump closureVenous insufficiencyAverage hospital stayPressure wound therapyOpen stumpHospital staySystemic complicationsAverage followPatient ageMorbidity outcomesRepeat proceduresCharcot diseasePostoperative dressingMedical recordsSuccessful closureWound therapyDefinitive closurePatientsPostsurgical dressingsValuable adjunctAverage durationWound closure