16 Questions
What are the risk factors for surgical infections?
Malnutrition, diabetes mellitus, obesity, uraemia, jaundice, malignancy, immunosuppression, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, HIV, ischaemia, foreign body, haematoma
What are the protective mechanisms against surgical infections?
Epithelial surfaces act as mechanical barrier and phagocytes, antibodies, complements, macrophages, leukocytes, opsonins, etc. act as protective mechanisms.
What has made a difference in surgical practice in terms of preventing infections?
Asepsis and antisepsis
What are the decisive factors in controlling infection?
Virulence of organisms, blood supply, body immunity, support of antibiotics
Name some infectious diseases that can lead to surgical infections.
Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Syphilis, Actinomycosis, Rabies, Anthrax, Nosocomial and Opportunistic Infections
What are the two types of surgical infections mentioned in the text?
Bacteraemia, Septicaemia
What is the ASEPSIS wound score system used to assess?
Wound infection
What does Grade 3 indicate in the wound healing classification?
Serous or bloody discharge
According to Morison's aphorism, what does cellulitis occurring in children indicate?
It is never primary but secondary to an underlying bone infection
What condition should be confirmed by assessing urine ketone bodies in diabetic patients?
Ketosis
What type of infection is cellulitis?
Spreading inflammation of subcutaneous tissue and fascia/planes
What are the parameters for additional treatment in the ASEPSIS wound scoring system?
- Antibiotics, 2. Pus drainage, 3. Wound debridement
What organism commonly causes cellulitis?
Streptococcus pyogenes
What are the features of Grade 2 wound healing classification?
Severe erythema with other features of inflammation at or around the wound
What is the treatment for ketosis in diabetic patients?
Intravenous insulin
What are the common sites for cellulitis?
Face, lower limb, upper limb, and scrotum
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