| Outcome Study of the Surgical Management of Panniculitis. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21629099 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Patients with panniculus morbidus have an abdominal panniculus that becomes a pathologic entity, associated with the development of candidal intertrigo, dermatitis, lymphedema, and ischemic panniculitis. Panniculectomy is a standard treatment for this problem. The objective of this study was to determine risk factors for complications associated with panniculectomy surgery to lower the complication rate. We performed a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent panniculectomy between 1999 and 2007 by looking at data related to surgical complications, comorbidities, age, and gender. In 563 patients, we recorded the incidence of the following complications: wound-related (infection, dehiscence, and/or necrosis), hematoma/seroma, respiratory distress, blood transfusions, deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, and death. Overall, 34.3% of patients suffered at least 1 complication. In patients with wound complications specifically, there was a significantly higher body mass index versus those with no wound complications (43.7% vs. 30.7%, P < 0.0001). Smokers also had a higher rate of wound complications (40.5% vs. 19.5%, P < 0.0001). |
| | |
Authors:
|
John Zannis; Benjamin C Wood; Leah P Griffin; Emily Knipper; Malcolm W Marks; Lisa R David |
Related Documents
:
|
11020579 - The rationale and technique of staged-volume arteriovenous malformation radiosurgery. 21882019 - Components separation technique combined with a double-mesh repair for large midline in... 1374279 - Poor palliation of colorectal malignancy with the neodymium yttrium-aluminium-garnet la... 16374649 - Outcome predictors and complications in the management of intradural spinal tumours. 21544549 - Healing of surgical site after total hip and knee replacements show similar telethermog... 21666469 - The role of laparoscopic myomectomy in the management of uterine fibroids. 10536959 - Evaluation of two new heart valve surgery techniques: partial sternotomy and port-acces... 9142029 - A new technique for placement of nasoenteral feeding tubes using external magnetic guid... 22802899 - Surgical treatment of parietal defects with "da vinci" surgical robot. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-5-27 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Annals of plastic surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1536-3708 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 May |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-6-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7805336 Medline TA: Ann Plast Surg Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
From the *Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; and †Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Endoscopic Transnasal Approach for the Treatment of Isolated Medial Orbital Blow-Out Fractures: A Pr...
Next Document: Modified Rives-Stoppa Technique for Repair of Complex Incisional Hernias in 59 Patients.