Publications by authors named "Aprine Tan"
Background: Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) is an integrated system that combines conventional NPWT with an irrigation feature. Wound size and location of diabetic foot wounds may make NPWTi-d utilization difficult, commonly resulting in leakages and blockages.
Objective: This study evaluates the effectiveness of a novel waterfall technique, a modification of the usual bridging used during NPWTi-d application, to facilitate the channeling of instillation fluid into diabetic foot wounds with small entry points.
Introduction: Deep soft tissue wounds have a significant volume of dead space that often delays healing. Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) used as an irrigation channel to manage deep cavity wounds with a tunneled opening has yet to be described to the authors' knowledge.
Case Report: The patient presented with pain and swelling of the left foot along with fever, elevated inflammatory markers, and signs of infection.
Background: Paget-Schrotter Syndrome (PSS) also known as "effort thrombosis" is a form of primary thrombosis in the subclavian vein at the costoclavicular junction is usually seen in younger patients after repeated strenuous activity of the shoulders and arms. When occurring in younger patients, PSS presents itself with predisposing factors such as unilateral dull, aching pain in the shoulder or axilla and swelling of the arm and hand.
Case Presentation: We report a rare case of unusual left axillo-subclavian vein thrombosis following narrowing of thoracic outlet due to stress injury of rib fracture likely during gym activity in absence of other clear risk factors and a negative hypercoagulable workup in a 27-year-old man who was admitted as left deltoid rupture 5 days after his usual gym.