Infection Control in Burns Prof. (Dr.) - Health Asia

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USE OF TOPICAL PROPHYLAXIS: The aim of topical prophylaxis is to keep curtailed the bacterial count to level of less than 10 5 organisms per gram of tissue. Wide variety of topical antibiotics are in use with their advantages and disadvantages and their uses vary from one center to another.
SILVERSULFADIAZINE: Chemically, it is a combination of silver ion and sulfadiazine in 1% water-soluble cream . Mode of action. effective against Pseudomonas, E.coliand Candida. Less effective against Staphylococcus aureusand some strains of Klebsiella. Antibacterial potency has been demonstrated for upto 24 hours. The presence of thick creamy exudates on the wound is common since the silver binds with protein and resultant material looks like pus. ADVANTAGES: DISADVANTAGES:
Page 1 and 2: Infection Control in Burns Prof. (D
Page 3 and 4: Burn Wound infection Burn wound is
Page 5 and 6: Pathogenesis of burn wound infectio
Page 7 and 8: Patient factors : Deep burns Exte
Page 9 and 10: SOURCE OF BACTERIA IN BURN WOUND: T
Page 11 and 12: DIAGNOSIS OF SYSTEMIC OR INVASIVE W
Page 13 and 14: :ABNORMAL TEMPERATURE Large burns
Page 15 and 16: MULTI SYSTEM ORGAN FAILURE: Lungs:
Page 17 and 18: LABORATORY TESTS TOTAL LEUCOCYTES C
Page 19 and 20: PLATELETS, FIBRINOGEN, FDP: The pre
Page 21 and 22: MICROBIAL STATUS OF BURN WOUND: The
Page 23 and 24: CONTACT PLATES: It involves the co
Page 25 and 26: HISTOLOGICAL STUDY: At the time of
Page 27 and 28: GRADING: G1: Surface contamination
Page 29 and 30: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Environmental
Page 31 and 32: All the dressings should be done in
Page 33 and 34: ADEQUATE NUTRITION A non-specific
Page 35 and 36: WOUND DEBRIDEMENT: Wound debrideme
Page 37 and 38: ENZYMATIC: Enzyme preparations are
Page 39 and 40: DISADVANTAGES: Drawbacks of enzyma
Page 41 and 42: SIMPLE EXCISION: It involves scalpe
Page 43 and 44: TANGENATIAL EXCISION: Definition: H
Page 45: CONTRAINDICATION OF TANGENTIAL EXCI
Page 49 and 50: MEFENIDE ACETATE: It is available
Page 51 and 52: POVIDONE IODINE OINTMENT (BETADINE)
Page 53 and 54: SUBESCHAR ANTIBIOTICS: This proces
Page 55 and 56: USE OF SYSTEMIC ANTIBIOTICS: Syste
Page 57 and 58: Although there is ample evidence th

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