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Wound Tissue Oxygen Tension Predicts the Risk of Wound Infection in Surgical Patients

Archives of Surgery · 1997 · Vol. 132(9) · pp. 997–997

Harriet W. Hopf✉(University of California, San Francisco)

Abstract

Subcutaneous perfusion and oxygenation are important components of immunity to wound infections. The SENIC score identifies systemic physiological variables that are important to the development of wound infection. Nevertheless, PsqO2 is the more powerful predictor of wound infection. Moreover, PsqO2 can be manipulated by available clinical means, and thus may direct interventions to prevent infection.

Surgical site infection prevention Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicineWound infectionSurgerySurgical woundIncidence (geometry)Prospective cohort studyOxygen tensionCohortInfection controlAnesthesia

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overArm InjuriesCross InfectionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygen ConsumptionPartial PressurePostoperative PeriodPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk Factors

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