Purpose This study compares the frequencies of traumatic wound dehiscence following extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and following phacoemulsification through a self-sealing corneoscleral ...

The appearance of scars and complications rates with hydrocolloid dressings were similar to results with daily application of ...

Prior studies have identified several risk factors associated with the development of abdominal wound dehiscence, such as: age (>65 years old), gender (male), smoking, obesity, chronic steroid therapy ...

Top honors were awarded to Dr. Brian Lepow, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, and Dr. Alejandro Zulbaran, an international medical graduate ...

A case series found that skin-stretching external fixation devices coupled with negative pressure wound therapy was effective in treating large skin defects, suggesting that this method may be a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In December 2023, I had an open-heart aortic valve replacement. All went well, but then I contracted a staph infection. I had to have a second procedure to remove the top four sternal ...