Dean H. Meshkin

SAWC Insights

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

10/31/2021

Ersilia L. Anghel ;

Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans , RN, FNP, APRN-BC;

Dean H. Meshkin ;

John S. Steinberg , DPM, FACFAS;

Kenneth L. Fan , MD;

Paul J. Kim , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Christopher E. Attinger , MD;

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

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation: Anti-Microbial Solution or Normal Saline for Long Term Success

Background: Negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation is a widely utilized adjuvant in the treatment of complex wounds. Anti-septic solutions are often preferred for instillation,...

Christopher E. Attinger , MD;

Dean H. Meshkin ;

Kenneth L. Fan , MD;

Paul J. Kim , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Christine Hill , BS ;

Karen K. Evans , MD;

08/19/2021

Chronic Wound Mediated Lower Extremity Amputations and Untimely Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Background: The pathway from chronic wound to major lower extremity amputation is extensively documented and known to have immense consequences on quality of life. However, mortality rate...

Kevin Chang , MS;

Christopher E. Attinger , MD;

Dean H. Meshkin ;

Kenneth L. Fan , MD;

Karen K. Evans , MD;

08/19/2021

Time to Recurrence of Plantar Foot Ulceration in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Tendo-Achilles Lengthening

Background: Equinus contracture is a common affliction in patients with diabetic foot ulceration. Percutaneous tendo-Achilles lengthening (TAL) is a useful method to alleviate peak planta...

Elliot T. Walters , MD;

John S. Steinberg , DPM, FACFAS;

Paul J. Kim , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Kevin K. Ragothaman , DPM, BS;

Jessica Arneson ;

Cara K. Black ;

Nicole C. Episalla ;

Christopher E. Attinger , MD;

Dean H. Meshkin ;

08/12/2019