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Article: Pneumatic pump reduces leg wound complications in cardiac patients

TitlePneumatic pump reduces leg wound complications in cardiac patients
Authors
KeywordsAcinetobacter
adult
bacterium culture
biomedical technology assessment
clinical effectiveness
Issue Date2006
PublisherSage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal201946
Citation
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, 2006, v. 14 n. 6, p. 452-457 How to Cite?
AbstractLeg wound complications at the site of vein harvest for coronary artery bypass graft, although infrequent, cause significant morbidity. Pneumatic pressure therapy is valuable in venous and lymphatic diseases, but its usefulness after leg vein harvest has not been determined. A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted on 200 patients, half of whom had sequential pneumatic leg pump therapy postoperatively. Wound healing, extent of lower limb edema, patient satisfaction, and the financial implications of pneumatic pressure therapy were assessed. In the study group, 71 patients had satisfactory wound healing vs. 23 in the control group. The leg wound infection rate in the study group was 3% vs. 15% in the control group (p = 0.003). Lower limb edema was significantly reduced in the study group in the early postoperative period (p < 0.05), and the mean postoperative length of hospital stay was reduced by 2.6 days in patients given pneumatic pressure therapy (p = 0.003). The sequential pneumatic leg pump is an effective, inexpensive, and convenient device that reduces leg wound complications after coronary artery bypass grafting.
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Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/283404
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2022 Impact Factor: 0.7
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dc.contributor.authorHo, CKL-
dc.contributor.authorSun, MP-
dc.contributor.authorAu, TWK-
dc.contributor.authorChiu, CSW-
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-22T02:55:59Z-
dc.date.available2020-06-22T02:55:59Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.citationAsian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, 2006, v. 14 n. 6, p. 452-457-
dc.identifier.issn0218-4923-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/283404-
dc.descriptioneid_2-s2.0-33845370310link_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.description.abstractLeg wound complications at the site of vein harvest for coronary artery bypass graft, although infrequent, cause significant morbidity. Pneumatic pressure therapy is valuable in venous and lymphatic diseases, but its usefulness after leg vein harvest has not been determined. A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted on 200 patients, half of whom had sequential pneumatic leg pump therapy postoperatively. Wound healing, extent of lower limb edema, patient satisfaction, and the financial implications of pneumatic pressure therapy were assessed. In the study group, 71 patients had satisfactory wound healing vs. 23 in the control group. The leg wound infection rate in the study group was 3% vs. 15% in the control group (p = 0.003). Lower limb edema was significantly reduced in the study group in the early postoperative period (p < 0.05), and the mean postoperative length of hospital stay was reduced by 2.6 days in patients given pneumatic pressure therapy (p = 0.003). The sequential pneumatic leg pump is an effective, inexpensive, and convenient device that reduces leg wound complications after coronary artery bypass grafting.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal201946-
dc.relation.ispartofAsian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals-
dc.rightsAsian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. Copyright © Sage Publications Ltd.-
dc.subjectAcinetobacter-
dc.subjectadult-
dc.subjectbacterium culture-
dc.subjectbiomedical technology assessment-
dc.subjectclinical effectiveness-
dc.titlePneumatic pump reduces leg wound complications in cardiac patients-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailAu, TWK: auwkt@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/021849230601400602-
dc.identifier.pmid17130317-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-33845370310-
dc.identifier.hkuros310489-
dc.identifier.volume14-
dc.identifier.issue6-
dc.identifier.spage452-
dc.identifier.epage457-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl0218-4923-

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