surgical

Original Research

Promoting Wound Healing Using Bilayer Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Minimize Subcutaneous Dead Space: A Porcine Model Investigation and Retrospective Clinical Review

11/01/2021

Wenjin Wang

Jialing Li

Junhui Li

Hongda Bi

A 2-part study was conducted to investigate incisional bilayer NPWT and describe its use in inguinal lymphadenectomy. A cutaneous flap model was made using a pork loaf.

A 2-part study was conducted to...

11/01/2021

Wounds

Original Research

Efficacy of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Abdominal Donor Site After Free Flap Breast Reconstruction

04/01/2021

Andres F. Doval

Vishwanath Chegireddy

Lauren Beal

Christian Arroyo-Alonso

Dmitry Zavlin

Aldona J. Spiegel

Warren A. Ellsworth

The aim of this study was to analyze the use of closed incision negative pressure wound therapy at the abdominal donor site following deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction.

The aim of this study was to...

04/01/2021

Wounds

Case Series

Clinical Observations in Patients With Open Abdomens Managed With Negative Pressure Therapy Using a Perforated Foam Dressing: A Limited Case Series With Brief Literature Review

01/19/2021

Luis Fernández

Marc R. Matthews

This study assessed the clinical use and outcomes of a next-generation perforated polyurethane foam dressing that has been developed for use with open abdomen negative pressure therapy.

This study assessed the clinical...

01/19/2021

Wounds

Rapid Communication

Initial Experience Using Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Closed Incisions Following Outpatient Wound Reconstruction

06/18/2020

Michael N. Desvigne

Michael L. Berman

D. Scott Villanueva

Kristina Fawcett

Jessica Aragon

Ashley L. Wardman

Jay Moya

The authors report their initial experience with 3 cases of outpatient wound reconstruction with closed incision negative pressure therapy used by the application of disposable negative pressure wound therapy to the closed, postsurgical...

The authors report their initial...

06/18/2020

Wounds

Case Series

Treatment of Deep Full-thickness Wounds Containing Exposed Muscle, Tendon, and/or Bone Using a Bioactive Human Skin Allograft: A Large Cohort Case Series

06/01/2020

Michael S. Flood

Blake Weeks

Kenneth O. Anaeme

Heather Aguirre

Kimberlee B. Hobizal

Sandi E. Jiongco

Robert J. Klein

Andrew Lemoi

Rafael Rafols

Adam S. Landsman

The aim of this case series is to study deep wounds treated with the bioactive human skin allograft to better understand how it is used in real-world patients and discuss its mechanism of action.

The aim of this case series is...

06/01/2020

Wounds

Unusual Wounds

High Potential for Complications After Traumatic Exposure in Patients With a Total Knee Replacement

05/01/2020

Camilo Partezani Helito

Marcel Faraco Sobrado

Marco Aurelio Cotegipe Negrelli

José Ricardo Pécora

Riccardo Gomes Gobbi

Fabio Janson Angelini

The purpose of this study is to describe cases of traumatic exposure during the early postoperative period in patients with a total knee replacement and to report the treatments instituted and complications of this adverse event.

The purpose of this study is to...

05/01/2020

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

Liposuction Treatment of a Subacute Morel-Lavallée Lesion: A Case Report

04/06/2020

Shana S. Kalaria

Alexis Boson

Lance W. Griffin

The case of a 33-year-old woman who presented with a large, painful subacute Morel-Lavallée lesion of the left thigh after being run over by a truck 3 weeks prior is reported.

The case of a 33-year-old woman...

04/06/2020

Wounds

Original Research

Treating Wounds With an Avascular Component With a Dermal Regenerative Template

01/07/2020

Ronald N. Bogdasarian

Erica Y. Xue

Marvin Argüello-Angarita

Ramazi O. Datiashvili

The authors reviewed the literature and institutional results on the use of a dermal regenerative template (DRT) over partially avascular wounds to quantify the ability of the DRT to vascularize over these wounds.

The authors reviewed the...

01/07/2020

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

Treatment of Traumatic Degloving Injury of the Foot Using a Biologic Dressing in a Pediatric Patient

12/26/2019

Richard Kaufman

Joshua Nguyen

Brett Williams

Sunny Patel

Ramon Lopez

Steven F. Boc

The authors report the case of a 16-year-old girl with no past medical history who sustained an extensive degloving injury to her right foot involving severe subcutaneous and muscular soft tissue disruption and contamination.

The authors report the case of a...

12/26/2019

Wounds

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