morbidity

Fall from Tree Resulting in a Gustilo IIIA Fracture Complicated with a Limb-Threatening Chronic Wound Requiring a Unique Approach to Closure

Introduction: Past analyses of U.S. databases have illustrated increased morbidity and mortality experienced by patients with surgical wound dehiscence (SWD). The following case demonstra...

11/05/2019

An Economic Analysis of a Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) Device Compared to Conventional Dressings in Reducing Surgical Site Complications Following Surgery

Background: Surgical site complications (SSCs) are associated with excess morbidity and mortality and represent a significant burden to the health-care system, making surgical site infect...

10/25/2019

Original Research

Blood Transfusion During Lower-Extremity Revascularization: NSQIP Database Outcome Analysis

07/06/2010

Eleftherios S. Xenos, MD

Worse outcomes in transfused patients have been observed in various settings, but little is known about the significance of RBC transfusion in patients with peripheral arterial disease. We queried the NSQIP database to examine the effect of...

Worse outcomes in transfused...

07/06/2010

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Aneurysm Rupture Following Limb Disconnection of a Zenith Stent Graft

06/02/2010

Rabih Houballah, MD

We report the case of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) related to a Type III endoleak which occurred 3 years after treatment of the AAA with a Zenith Cook stent graft. This report will also discuss the mechanism of occurrence and...

We report the case of a ruptured...

06/02/2010

Vascular Disease Management