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Wounds

Classification

  • Clean
    • incision through non-inflamed tissue with no entry into GU/GI/Respiratory Tracts
  • Clean-contaminated
    • incision into hollow viscus other than colon
    • minimal contamination
  • Contaminated
    • entry into hollow viscus with spillage of contents
    • entry into colon
    • open fracture
    • animal bites
  • Dirty
    • presence of gross pus, perforated viscus, peritonitis
 

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