Comparative analysis of negative pressure wound therapy (PICO) and standard dressing application after arterial vascular reconstructions.
Kostiuk V, Fereydooni S, Setia O, Loh S, Strosberg D, Tonnessen B, Ochoa Chaar C, Aboian E. Comparative analysis of negative pressure wound therapy (PICO) and standard dressing application after arterial vascular reconstructions. Vascular 2024, 17085381241296606. PMID: 39460535, DOI: 10.1177/17085381241296606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroin wound complicationsWound complicationsNegative pressure wound therapyNegative pressure therapyVascular reconstructionGroin dissectionPressure therapyPICO dressingIncidence of groin wound complicationsProcedure indicationArterial reconstructionWound therapyIncidence of wound complicationsReduction of wound complicationsMultivariate logistic regression analysisAssociated with lower riskSurgical site infectionAntibiotics post-operativelyFemoral artery dissectionOpen vascular reconstructionLogistic regression analysisSzilagyi classificationGroin surgerySite infectionPatient demographicsLong-term limb salvage and functional outcomes for patients undergoing partial calcanectomy.
Kostiuk V, Gazes M, Fereydooni S, Chaar C, Guzman R, Tonnessen B. Long-term limb salvage and functional outcomes for patients undergoing partial calcanectomy. Vascular 2024, 17085381241247627. PMID: 38631330, DOI: 10.1177/17085381241247627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor limb amputationPeripheral arterial diseasePartial calcanectomyAmbulatory statusLimb amputationRisk of major limb amputationNon-invasive vascular testingRisk of amputationVascular testingAnkle brachial indexEnd-stage renal diseaseAbsence of peripheral arterial diseaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisAssociated with increased mortalityAmputation-free survivalHeel ulcersChronic heel ulcersLower extremity revascularizationBrachial indexSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomePodiatric procedureAmputationCalcanectomy