Surgical Infections — Flashcards

The CDC classifies **Surgical Site Infections (SSI)** into three categories: 1. _____ (involves skin/subcutaneous tissue) 2. Deep incisional (involves fascia/muscle layers) 3. Organ/Space (involves any part of the anatomy other than the incision)

_____ forceps which is used for blunt dissection during "Hilton's method" of abscess drainage

_____ is indicated when the posterior parts of vertebrae are involved in Pott's Paraplegia

Negative pressure wound therapy acts by reducing tissue _____ and improving tissue perfusion

_____ is a surgery indicated for paravertebral abscess

ASEPSIS score includes: - **A**dditional treatment (_____ for wound infection, Drainage of pus under local anesthesia, Debridement of the wound under general anesthesia) - **S**: Serous discharge - **E**: Erythema - **P**: Purulent exudate - **S**: Separation of deep tissue - **I**: Isolation of bacteria from the wound - **S**: Stay as inpatient prolonged over 14 days

Abdominal wall infections such as _____ synergistic gangrene is an example of synergistic spreading gangrene

_____ space is the most common site of an intra-abdominal abscess.

Wet gangrene is a type of class _____ wound

Barnard s aphorism:_____