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What is the treatment of pylephlebitis?

Antibiotics should be given within _____ mins before the incision to prevent surgical site infections

Tenderness over the _____th intercostal space may be evident in right subhepatic space abscess

Wet gangrene is a type of class _____ wound

The primary cause of late mortality in burns is _____ and multiorgan failure.

Dry gangrene is a type of class _____ wound

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

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

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Flashcard 1: What is the treatment of pylephlebitis?

Answer: Systemic antibiotics and percutaneous drainage of hepatic abscesses as appropriate

Flashcard 2: Antibiotics should be given within _____ mins before the incision to prevent surgical site infections

Answer: 60

Flashcard 3: Tenderness over the _____th intercostal space may be evident in right subhepatic space abscess

Answer: 11

Flashcard 4: Wet gangrene is a type of class _____ wound

Answer: 4

Flashcard 5: The primary cause of late mortality in burns is _____ and multiorgan failure.

Answer: septicemia

Flashcard 6: Dry gangrene is a type of class _____ wound

Answer: 4 (Dirty-Infected)

Extra: Surgical Wound Classification (CDC/ACS): - **Class I (Clean):** Uninfected operative wound; no inflammation; respiratory, alimentary, genital, or uninfected urinary tracts not entered. - **Class II (Clean-Contaminated):** Alimentary, respiratory, genital, or urinary tracts entered under controlled conditions and without unusual contamination. - **Class III (Contaminated):** Open, fresh, accidental wounds; gross spillage from the GI tract; acute non-purulent inflammation. - **Class IV (Dirty-Infected):** Old traumatic wounds with retained devitalized tissue (e.g., **gangrene**); clinical infection; perforated viscera.

Flashcard 7: 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)

Answer: Superficial incisional

Flashcard 8: _____ forceps which is used for blunt dissection during "Hilton's method" of abscess drainage

Answer: Lister’s sinus

Flashcard 9: _____ is indicated when the posterior parts of vertebrae are involved in Pott's Paraplegia

Answer: Laminectomy

Flashcard 10: Negative pressure wound therapy acts by reducing tissue _____ and improving tissue perfusion

Answer: oedema

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