Secondary surgical debridement in the treatment of infectious purulent complications of gunshot wounds

Perfection of firearms led to injuries of a more severe character and, consequently, to increased frequency of wound infections and to their poorer clinical course. In view of which the role of secondary surgical debridement for the removal of the suppuration substrate increases as the most effectiv...

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Published inHirurgija (Moskva) no. 3; p. 3
Main Authors Nechaev, E A, Revskoĭ, A K
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.03.1994
Subjects
Clinical Protocols
Debridement - methods
Humans
Postoperative Care
Reoperation
Wound Infection - etiology
Wound Infection - surgery
Wounds, Gunshot - complications
Wounds, Gunshot - surgery
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Summary:Perfection of firearms led to injuries of a more severe character and, consequently, to increased frequency of wound infections and to their poorer clinical course. In view of which the role of secondary surgical debridement for the removal of the suppuration substrate increases as the most effective method for the treatment of infection-purulent complications of gunshot wounds. However, to gain good results in this case the principles of surgical debridement of gunshot wounds must be strictly followed. Only with adequately accomplished secondary surgical debridement will the other additional surgical and therapeutic measures produce a good effect on the purulent wound and on the organism of the injured person.
ISSN:0023-1207