Surgical Sepsis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ wound grading system is a scoring system for the severity of wound infection.

Answer: Southampton

Flashcard 2: Redressing with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) **over a skin graft** is typically done after _____ days.

Answer: 4-7

Extra: While standard NPWT (VAC) dressings are typically changed every 48–72 hours (2–3 days), they are often left for 4–7 days when used over skin grafts to allow for graft take and prevent displacement.

Flashcard 3: _____ sign is clinical sign which helps in differentiating between subphrenic abscess and pyopneumothorax

Answer: Pfuhl

Flashcard 4: Negative pressure wound therapy acts by reducing tissue _____ and improving tissue perfusion

Answer: oedema

Flashcard 5: 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 6: The primary cause of late mortality in burns is _____ and multiorgan failure.

Answer: septicemia

Flashcard 7: _____ forceps which is used for blunt dissection during "Hilton's method" of abscess drainage

Answer: Lister’s sinus

Flashcard 8: _____ is indicated when the posterior parts of vertebrae are involved in Pott's Paraplegia

Answer: Laminectomy