The patient is Mrs. N.T.B.(52 years old, living in Vinh Long) hospitalized in a state of severe infection.According to history, before being hospitalized in Mrs. B.'s palm, suddenly a small bulging.The wound was quickly redly swollen, painful and spreading to the wrist.
The patient had medical treatment at a medical facility but did not get better, the wound was spreading, infection, necrosis.Dr. Thanh Tung said that when he was admitted to the hospital, the location was injured in his left hand, the patient leaked many opaque and red fluid to the hand.Patients with a history of type II diabetes.
The doctors successfully saved the hand of severe infections for patients
Through examination and testing, doctors consulted and diagnosed, patients with cellular inflammation.This is an acute infection in the skin and soft tissue under the skin caused by bacteria.The disease has a typical manifestation of a swollen, hot, red and painful skin, which may appear pustules.If the treatment is delayed, cellular inflammation can spread and cause serious complications such as blood infections, life -threatening.
Realizing that patients are at risk of limb due to severe infections, doctors have decided to treat with strong antibiotics, necrotic filter in the hope of retaining hands for patients.
The position of the skin itself is grafted on the hands of the patient who lived well
The entire palm of the patient from the wrist to the fingers has been necrotic to the bone.The surgical team has removed all necrotic tissues that are no longer able to recover and treat the patient, so it has prevented infection and poisoning.When the wound recovers well, the doctors have performed the patient's own skin grafting method, covering the wound and creating aesthetics for the hand.
According to Dr. Thanh Tung, many patients from a very small but not well treated wound have led to severe infections.To avoid the risk of infections from wounds, the doctor recommends that when injured, patients should go to the medical facility to be evaluated and treated the wound properly.In particular, older patients with many accompanying diseases need to immediately go to the medical facility if the wound infection appears through manifestations of fever, swelling, redness, pain or wounds that are difficult to heal.