DPM – Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

The effect of frailty on management of diabetic foot ulcers: Comparative effectiveness of two matrices products – a randomized controlled trial

This randomized controlled trial examined the effect of frailty on success of wound granulation with a human acellular dermal matrix (DM)* and a bilayer bovine dermal matrix (BLM). ...

01/28/2021

Effectiveness of Continuous Diffusion of Oxygen Adjunct Therapy to Improve Success Rate of Lower Extremity Surgically Closed Wounds – A Randomized Controlled Trial Study

Lower-extremity surgically closed wounds in patients with diabetes could be severely affected by poor tissue oxygenation (1-2). Adverse events (AE) such as necrosis, dehiscence, or re-ope...

01/28/2021

Effectiveness of daily home electrical stimulation as an adjunctive therapy to accelerate wound healing in people with diabetic foot ulcer – A double blinded randomized control trial

Electrical stimulation (E-Stim) may offer a unique treatment option to heal complicated diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). However, there is no randomized controlled trial to examine effectivene...

01/28/2021

The effect of frailty on management of diabetic foot ulcers: Comparative effectiveness of two matrices products – a randomized controlled trial

This randomized controlled trial examined the effect of frailty on success of wound granulation with a human acellular dermal matrix (DM)* and a bilayer bovine dermal matrix (BLM).

11/23/2020

Effectiveness of Lower Extremity Electrical Stimulation to Improve Skin Perfusion

While few studies suggest the benefit of electrical stimulation (E-Stim) therapy to accelerate wound healing, the underlying mechanism of action is still debated (1-3). In this study, we ...

11/23/2020

Effectiveness of daily home electrical stimulation as an adjunctive therapy to accelerate wound healing in people with diabetic foot ulcer – A double blinded randomized control trial

Electrical stimulation (E-Stim) may offer a unique treatment option to heal complicated diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) (1-3). However, there is no randomized controlled trial to examine effec...

11/23/2020