General Surgery — Flashcards

What is the management of a necrotizing surgical site infection? _____

What investigation is done for surgical site infections? _____ FBC + CRP

What is the initial management for surgical site infections? _____

What modifiable risk factor is associated with increased surgical site infection and poor wound healing? _____

Antibiotic prophylaxis, antiseptic skin preparation, hand hygiene, sterile equipment, aseptic dressings, wound cleansing are vital for reducing surgical site _____

Surgical site infections can cause _____ & wound dishiscence

Hint: systemic

What imaging should be considered in deep surgical site infections? _____

_____ is an infection occuring at or near a surgical incision typically within 30 days caused by microbial contamination during or after surgery

Patient recovering from a right hemicolectomy for colon cancer with erythema, fever, and purulent exudate at the midline laparotomy incision → _____

Hint: what organism?

Patient with a prosthetic valve replacement presenting with low-grade fever and persistent wound discharge at the sternotomy site → _____

Hint: what organism?