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Diagnosis, clinical course and treatment of acute dermal gangrene.
- Source :
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The British journal of surgery [Br J Surg] 1975 May; Vol. 62 (5), pp. 364-72. - Publication Year :
- 1975
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Abstract
- Twenty patients with acute dermal gangrene following surgery, trauma or sepsis are described. In 12 the skin became gangrenous secondary to a necrotizing process affecting the subdermal fascia, and in 8 the condition arose primarily in the skin. In the first group mortality was high unless radical excision of the necrotic fascia was performed at an early stage; in 3 of the recent patients the overlying skin was removed, defatted and stored for later grafting. In the second group, incision and adequate drainage combined with antibiotics seemed to suffice. Hyperbaric oxygen was of dubious value in the first group but appeared to contribute to arrest of the lesion in the second group.
- Subjects :
- Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Hyperbaric Oxygenation
Injections, Intravenous
Male
Middle Aged
Necrosis
Skin Transplantation
Time Factors
Gangrene diagnosis
Gangrene drug therapy
Gangrene surgery
Skin Diseases diagnosis
Skin Diseases drug therapy
Skin Diseases surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0007-1323
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The British journal of surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1095110
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800620510