Infection Management StrategiesSurgical ConsiderationsReferral and Consultationcellulitisnecrotizing fasciitissepsisamputationexcisionantibioticslimbtrunksurgery
Are there any surgical treatment options for Cellulitis, and when are these indicated?
Cellulitis is a common bacterial infection of the skin which in severe cases will require surgical intervention. In this video, Professor Alun tells us more about the surgical treatment options for cellulitis patients.
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If you have a very advanced form of cellulitis that results in you having something called necrotizing fasciitis, where your tissue is actually being killed by the bacteria. In these circumstances, antibiotics alone will not work and it is important that you are seen by an appropriate specialist slash surgeon so that this area of infected tissue can be excised to prevent you having overwhelming sepsis and dying. This may even involve the amputation of a limb or the excision of a large amount of flesh on the trunk.
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