Critical Wound Complication Following Major Amputation for Acute Limb Ischemia

Limb amputation has a severe somatic and psychological impact, that can furthermore have complications, which lead to increased morbidity, mortality, hospitalization days, health care costs, delay prosthetic application, and social reintegration. Proper therapeutic management must be initiated in ca...

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Published in:	Medicina modernă (Bucharest, Romania) Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 243 - 248
Main Authors:	VASIU, Luiz-Sorin, AVINO, Adelaida, GHEOCA-MUTU, Daniela Elena, DORUS, Diana-Patricia, MORARU, Oriana-Elena, JECAN, Cristian-Radu, RADUCU, Laura
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Media Med Publicis 30-06-2021
Subjects:	acute limb ischemia acute myeloid leukemia lower limb amputation sepsis surgical site infection wound dehiscence
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Summary:	Limb amputation has a severe somatic and psychological impact, that can furthermore have complications, which lead to increased morbidity, mortality, hospitalization days, health care costs, delay prosthetic application, and social reintegration. Proper therapeutic management must be initiated in cases with amputation stump complications to ensure the best result. This paper aims to present the therapeutic management of a patient with sepsis after above–the–knee amputation, performed after acute limb ischemia. The patient presented in our clinic 10 days postoperatively with local infection, wound dehiscence, and sepsis.
ISSN:	1223-0472 2360-2473
DOI:	10.31689/rmm.2021.28.2.243