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