Posttraumatic Wound Infection Risk Factors | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a trauma patient?

Yes

Systolic blood pressure during surgery

mm Hg

Blood loss

Number of organs injured

Does the patient have?

• a gunshot wound?

Yes

• a shotgun wound?

Yes

• blunt trauma?

Yes

• a stab wound?

Yes

Wound classification

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of different types of traumatic injuries

Relative risk associated with gunshot wound

Relative risk associated with shotgun wound

Relative risk associated with blunt trauma

Risk for wound infection associated with stab wound or penetrating trauma

The risk of a surgical wound infection based on the highest risk wound type is

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
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Therapy

Selection

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Surgical Wound Infection in Trauma Patient | Risk Factors

Purpose: To evaluate a trauma patient for risk of surgical wound infection based on the study of Weigelt et al.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10