Open Fractures – Time from Trauma to Efficient Surgical Debridement Is the Key Factor for Post-Traumatic Infection
Open fractures represent a challenging aspect of modern traumatology with high individual and social impact especially due to septic complications which require prolonged hospitalization, repeated surgery and considerable costs. That is why medical research is directed to establishing the most eff...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Media Med Publicis
2018-12-01
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Series: | Modern Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://medicinamoderna.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-4-209.pdf |
Summary: | Open fractures represent a challenging aspect of modern traumatology with high individual and social impact
especially due to septic complications which require prolonged hospitalization, repeated surgery and considerable
costs. That is why medical research is directed to establishing the most effi cient diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms able to decrease the incidence of septic complications and promote optimal fracture healing. The purpose
of this paper is to underline the importance of early proper surgical debridement for the outcome of these fractures
as reflected by the experience of a Level 1 Trauma Centre in order to include this aspect into future therapeutical
guidelines. |
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ISSN: | 1223-0472 2360-2473 |