Primary Management and Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Open Injuries of the Lower Limb: Current guidelines
Journal Title: TRAUMA INTERNATIONAL - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Primary management of open injuries is of utmost importance as it has direct implication on the functional outcome. Strict adherence to the ATLS protocol followed by appropriate splintage of the limb must be done. While antibiotics need to be given within 3 hours since injury, wound lavage and wound cultures have no role. Documentation and adequate counselling regarding the complications also needs to be done while managing every case of open injury.
Authors and Affiliations
Dheenadhayalan Jayaramaraju, Raja Bhaskara Rajasekaran, Devendra Agraharam, Ramesh Perumal
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP566846
- DOI -
- Views 148
- Downloads 0
Triage in Mass Casualty Incidents: Our Preparedness and Response – A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Background and Objectives: Trauma is the major concern of the modern world. The ever-intensifying number of causalities being presented with the scarcity of resources, heavily burdens the emergency departments, which ar...
Open bilateral tibial shaft fracture: Case Report
Introduction: Leg shaft fractures are common, usually requiring a complex treatment, especially when they are open fractures. Case Report: This case report describes the presentation, surgical approach, and complication...
New Implants in Trauma Surgery and Trauma Education – Viewpoints of Experts
Trauma as a faculty is developing rapidly along with understanding of fracture patterns, change in trauma scenario and also development in new implants. However outreach of these new developments and percolation and appl...
Functional outcome of Unstable Inter-trochanteric femur fracture patients treated with Trochanteric fixation nail
Introduction: Inter-trochanteric fractures are disabling injuries that most commonly affect the elderly population. These fractures have a tremendous impact on both the health care system and society in general. These fr...
Evidence vs Experience in Trauma Surgery
As a part of Traumacon, over a decade, we have closely observed the changing paradigm of Trauma practice and perception and importance of means of trauma education and learning. A recent Editorial in Journal of Orthopaed...