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Gangrene surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The goal of surgical treatment in gangrene is to achieve revascularization to alleviate pain and avoid limb loss.
Surgery
Surgery
- The goal of surgical treatment in gangrene is to achieve revascularization to alleviate pain and avoid limb loss.
- Options to obtain revascularation include intravascular thrombolysis using catheters and balloon angioplasty, with or without the use of stents. [1] [2]
- Gas gangrene should be surgically explored and debrided as soon as possible because it is very aggressive and life-threatening. If it is done within 24 hours upon admission, chances of survival are high. [3]
References
References
- ↑ Elsayed S, Clavijo LC (2015). “Critical limb ischemia”. Cardiol Clin. 33 (1): 37–47. doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2014.09.008. PMID 25439329.
- ↑ Farber A, Eberhardt RT (2016). “The Current State of Critical Limb Ischemia: A Systematic Review”. JAMA Surg. 151 (11): 1070–1077. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2018. PMID 27551978.
- ↑ Stevens DL, Bryant AE (2017). “Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections”. N Engl J Med. 377 (23): 2253–2265. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1600673. PMID 29211672.
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