Christopher E. Attinger

Case Series

Surgical Management of Pain or Infection Secondary to Calciphylaxis: A Wound Center’s Experience and Algorithmic Multidisciplinary Approach

10/18/2023

Lauren E. Berger

Alice C. Bell

Samuel S. Huffman

Daisy L. Spoer

Ilana G. Margulies

Kevin G. Kim

Cameron M. Akbari

John S. Steinberg

Christopher E. Attinger

Karen K. Evans

This single-center retrospective review of 11 adult patients with calciphylaxis sought to understand complications and outcomes when surgery was used in the management of the condition.

This single-center retrospective...

10/18/2023

Wounds

Case Series

Retrospective Review of Complications and Outcomes in COVID-19–Positive Patients With Comorbidities Undergoing Limb Salvage Procedures in a Tertiary Care Wound Center

06/01/2023

John D. Bovill

Lauren E. Berger

Samuel S. Huffman

Daisy L. Spoer

Romina Deldar

JiMin Ko

Aleek L. Aintablian

Cameron Akbari

Christopher E. Attinger

Karen K. Evans

The authors conducted a retrospective review of patients who had undergone lower extremity limb salvage procedures within 30 days of a COVID-19 diagnosis and examined the impact on mortality rates.

The authors conducted a...

06/01/2023

Wounds

Original Research

Perioperative Evaluation of Nutritional Status to Predict Complications in Patients with Major Lower Extremity Amputation

02/23/2023

Daisy L. Spoer

Stephanie E. Shin

Kevin G. Kim

Zoë K. Haffner

Kirsten S. Linnartz

Christopher E. Attinger

Karen K. Evans

The authors of this retrospective study examined albumin and prealbumin as biomarkers for postoperative complications following major lower extremity amputations.

The authors of this...

02/23/2023

Wounds

SAWC Insights

Poster: A Surgically Based Multidisciplinary Algorithm for the Management of Complex Wounds

10/31/2021

Dean H. Meshkin

Ersilia L. Anghel

Kenneth L. Fan

Karen K. Evans

John S. Steinberg

Paul J. Kim

Christopher E. Attinger

Research presented in a recent poster abstract at SAWC Fall 2021 found that 75% of wounds healed when treatment followed a multidisciplinary surgical approach provided by a wound care team.

Research presented in a recent...

10/31/2021

Wound Care

Original Research

Outcomes of Split-thickness Skin Grafting for Foot and Ankle Wounds in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease

11/01/2019

Iram Naz

Elliot T. Walters

David E. Janhofer

Morgan M. Penzler

Eshetu A. Tefera

Karen K. Evans

John S. Steinberg

Christopher E. Attinger

Cameron M. Akbari

Paul J. Kim

In this study, the authors examine factors predictive of STSG healing in patients with PAD following vascular intervention, including the effect of non-inline flow via arterial-arterial and non-arterial collateralization.

In this study, the authors...

11/01/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Operative Management of Abdominal Wound Dehiscence: Outcomes and Factors Influencing Time to Healing in Patients Undergoing Surgical Debridement With Primary Closure

11/01/2018

Alexandra Tilt

Reuben A. Falola

Anagha Kumar

Tessa J. Campbell

Jacob M. Marks

Christopher E. Attinger

Karen K. Evans

The purpose of this study is to determine whether operative debridement and primary closure of abdominopelvic wounds are safe and expeditious for patients.

The purpose of this study is to...

11/01/2018

Wounds

Original Research

Soft Tissue Coverage of Complex Periprosthetic Defects in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of Factors That Influence Reconstructive and Functional Outcomes

10/01/2018

James M. Economides

Michael V. DeFazio

Kayvon Golshani

Mark Cinque

Ersilia L. Anghel

Chrisovalantis Lakhiani

Rex Hung

Christopher E. Attinger

Karen K. Evans

10/01/2018

Wounds

Original Research

Clinic-based Debridement of Chronic Ulcers Has Minimal Impact on Bacteria

02/28/2018

Paul J. Kim

Christopher E. Attinger

Thomas Bigham

Robert Hagerty

Samantha Platt

Ersilia Anghel

John S. Steinberg

Karen K. Evans

The aim of this study is to evaluate the change in bacterial amounts with sharp debridement in a clinical setting. Bacterial autofluorescence, quantitative cultures, semiquantitative cultures, and qualitative speciation were performed...

The aim of this study is to...

02/28/2018

Wounds

Original Research

Preliminary Results of a Topically Applied Bacteria-specific Antibiotic Gel to Improve Wound Healing

09/25/2017

Caitlin S. Zarick

Elizabeth A. Benkert

Noah G. Oliver

John S. Steinberg

Karen K. Evans

Christopher E. Attinger

Zinnia M. Rocha

Paul J. Kim

This is a retrospective chart review evaluating the authors’ early experience with the use of bacteria-specific antimicrobial gel therapy on chronic lower extremity wounds that have not responded to standard therapy.

This is a retrospective chart...

09/25/2017

Wounds

Original Research

Traction-assisted Internal Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Bridging Retention Sutures to Facilitate Staged Closure of High-risk Wounds Under Tension

07/26/2017

Michael V. DeFazio

James M. Economides

Ersilia L. Anghel

Ryan K. Mathis

John R. Barbour

Christopher E. Attinger