2010
The Semmes Weinstein monofilament examination is a significant predictor of the risk of foot ulceration and amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus
Feng Y, Schlösser FJ, Sumpio BE. The Semmes Weinstein monofilament examination is a significant predictor of the risk of foot ulceration and amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2010, 53: 220-226.e5. PMID: 20692793, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.06.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSemmes-Weinstein monofilament examinationLower extremity amputationDiabetes mellitusFoot ulcerationRelative riskMonofilament examinationDiabetic footPrognostic valueRisk of LEADiabetic peripheral neuropathyMEDLINE/PubMed databasePrognosis of patientsDiabetic foot ulcerationPublication date restrictionsEvidence-based toolsIndependent predictorsMajor complicationsPeripheral neuropathyPatient selectionExtremity amputationAbsolute riskDate restrictionsPrognostic studiesCurrent evidenceUlceration
2000
Gender does not impact infrainguinal vein bypass graft outcome
Frangos S, Karimi S, Kerstein M, Harpavat M, Sumpio B, Roberts A, Gahtan V. Gender does not impact infrainguinal vein bypass graft outcome. Surgery 2000, 127: 679-686. PMID: 10840364, DOI: 10.1067/msy.2000.105859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGraft patencySurvival rateMultivariate analysisInfrainguinal vein bypass graftsCox proportional hazards modelInfrainguinal occlusive diseaseLimb salvage rateVein bypass graftsBypass graft operationsProportional hazards modelLife-table analysisInfrainguinal vein bypassPercentage of womenMajor amputationGraft outcomePostoperative complicationsIncisional complicationsOcclusive diseasePostoperative outcomesLimb salvageRenal diseaseBypass graftPatient selectionVein graftsMorbidity rate