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

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POLYMYXIN B – BACITRACIN (POLYFAX) This ointment contains 10,000 units per gram polymyxin B and 500 units per gram of bacitracin. ADVANTAGES: Painless application. No systemic absorption. Wide range of antibacterial effect due to synergistic effect of two antibacterials. DISADVANTAGES: The base of ointment in which the antibacterial are contained somewhat inhibits their effectiveness against the bacteria present on the surface of the wound. Polyfax is widely used for treatment of minor and superficial burns but cannot be relied upon in large deep burns .
SUBESCHAR ANTIBIOTICS: This process has limited value. Wounds that are superficial and involve less than 10% of the total body surface area are eligible for treatment by this method. The antibiotics used by this route are semisynthetic penicillins and gentamycin. A solution of 10 gm of antibiotic in 150 ml of saline is injected twice a day in subcutaneous tissue beneath each infected area using a No.20 spinal puncture needle to keep the number of injection site to a minimum. The effectiveness of bacterial control is modified by serial full thickness wound biopsies taken from representative sites at two-day intervals .
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 and 46: CONTRAINDICATION OF TANGENTIAL EXCI
Page 47 and 48: SILVERSULFADIAZINE: Chemically, it
Page 49 and 50: MEFENIDE ACETATE: It is available
Page 51: POVIDONE IODINE OINTMENT (BETADINE)
Page 55 and 56: USE OF SYSTEMIC ANTIBIOTICS: Syste
Page 57 and 58: Although there is ample evidence th

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