Definition of Diabetic foot According to the WHO and International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF), diabetic foot is defined as the foot of…
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Surgery
Surgical Site Infection (SSI) : CDC Definitions Simplified
Superficial Incisional SSI Stab wound, pin site infection or stitch abscess alone is not considered an SSI. a. Time: Occurs within 30 days after any…
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Chronic Wounds : Mnemonic Approach
Chronic wounds are wounds that have failed to proceed through an orderly and timely reparative process to produce anatomic and functional integrity over a period…
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Well’s criteria for DVT : Mnemonic
A: Alternate veins i.e. Superficial collateral veins (+1) B: Bedridden for >/= 3 days in last 1 month OR Big surgery in last 3 months…
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Pelvic Fracutre Classification Systems
Tile/AO Classification Tile classification divides pelvic fractures into three basic types according to stability based on the integrity of the posterior sacroiliac complex. Here is…
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Differentiating Necrotizing Fasciitis from other soft tissue infections
Necrotizing fasciitis can be misdiagnosed in about 75% of the cases in the intial stage of the disease. The most consistent feature of early necrotizing…
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Postoperative fever – Rule of W (Mnemonic)
Textbooks have long listed the common causes of postoperative fever using the mnemonic of “W”s in the order of: Wind (atelectasis) Water (urinary tract infection)…
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Wound – It’s types
A wound is typically described as a break in the surface tissue (such as skin or mucous membrane) or any tissue under the surface. It…
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