Gas gangrene
Death of tissue, usually in considerable mass and generally associated with loss of vascular (nutritive) supply and followed by bacterial invasion and putrefaction.
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In the above case you cannot debride immediately as the tissues still seems viable, however you can clear the bullae. Immediate treatment would consist of - antibiotics - hyperbaric O2 - linear fasciotomy incisions to drain the contents a...
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Well described picture of wet gangrene or gas gangrene Most common organism is clostridium Sensitive to piperacillin+inj tazobactum 4.5 gm tds Inj meterogyl Antiinflamatory Cautious debridement Dressings with clindamycin oint and meteronida...
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