Peak Plasmablade

Project objectives

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the advantages of the Peak PlasmaBlade compared to a conventional instrument (electrosurgical unit and cold blade scalpel) in the treatment of bedsores in terms of reducing acute thermal damage induced at the incision site. Secondary objectives of the study include the evaluation of the following parameters in the two groups of patients treated with the Peak PlasmaBlade or a conventional instrument:

• Inflammatory response at the incision site
• Cutting precision and visibility during the operation
• Intraoperative bleeding and postoperative hemoglobin level
• Rate of collagen deposition and vascularization at the level of granulation tissue formed in the wound healing process after surgical treatment
• Wound healing time
• Presence of any intra- and post-operative complications, in particular the rate of infections
• Operating times and length of post-surgical hospitalization
• Relapses and related treatment
• Pain and its treatment

Start and end date

July/August 2013 - July/August 2014

Project Manager

Prof. Paolo Persichetti, Principal Investigator

Coordinating institution of the project

Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (University Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Unit)

Other Institutions involved

Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (University Hospital, Pathological Anatomy Unit)

Funding source(s).

With the support of Medtronic Italia SpA