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A successful rescue of systematic inflammatory response syndrome resulting from severe wound infection
Ming Tian1, Xiqiao Wang, Yurui Xiao
1Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
|August 14, 2012
Abstract:
This article reports a critical case of systematic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) due to wound infection. By intensive local wound treatment including debridement, topical negative pressure, and topical antibiotics, SIRS was effectively controlled, vital signs stabilized, and the wound healed in 45 days. This case reflects the close association between wound infection and SIRS while highlighting early diagnosis of local pathology and local treatment.
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