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Gangrena - Prevención

Prevención:

La gangrena se puede prevenir si se trata antes de que el daño tisular sea irreversible. Se deben tratar las heridas de manera adecuada y observarlas cuidadosamente para buscar signos de infección (tales como enrojecimiento que se propaga, inflamación o secreción) o incapacidad para sanar.

Las personas con diabetes o enfermedad vascular deben examinar en forma rutinaria sus pies para buscar cualquier signo de lesión, infección o cambio en el color de la piel y buscar atención médica en la medida de lo necesario.

  • Fecha de revisión: 5/19/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Sean O. Sitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, WA; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Meislin HW, Guisto JA. Soft Tissue Infections. In: Marx, JA, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2006: chap 135
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