Social aspects of the problem of suppurative surgical diseases

The case records of 259 patients with purulent surgical diseases are analysed. The following social groups of patients were distinguished; students--10.4%, office workers--20.5%, factory and agricultural workers--35.9%, lonely pensioners, invalids, and homeless persons--33.2%. The last named group i...

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Published inHirurgija (Moskva) no. 2; p. 53
Main Authors Simbirtsev, S A, Begishev, O B, Konychev, A V, Lebedeva, T P, Morozov, S N, Simonova, L G
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.02.1993
Subjects
Abscess - drug therapy
Abscess - epidemiology
Abscess - microbiology
Abscess - surgery
Adjuvants, Immunologic - therapeutic use
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bursitis - drug therapy
Bursitis - epidemiology
Bursitis - microbiology
Bursitis - surgery
Cellulitis - drug therapy
Cellulitis - epidemiology
Cellulitis - microbiology
Cellulitis - surgery
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Social Class
Social Environment
Staphylococcal Infections
Suppuration
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Summary:The case records of 259 patients with purulent surgical diseases are analysed. The following social groups of patients were distinguished; students--10.4%, office workers--20.5%, factory and agricultural workers--35.9%, lonely pensioners, invalids, and homeless persons--33.2%. The last named group is least socially protected, and the diseases in these cases have a characteristic course and outcomes. In the groups of students and office workers the disease is predominantly marked by the formation of abscesses with rapid resolution after an operative intervention. In the socially unprotected group with somatic diseases, poor nutrition, and absence of care, the purulent process takes a phlegmanous course calling for the use of antibiotics and immunostimulators. The percentage of rehospitalization among these patients is high (up to 20%) due, in many respects, to social factors.
ISSN:0023-1207