Bleeding out (see previous post)
Cellulitis
Foul drainage
Pain
Ischemia
Sepsis
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) (related to ischemia, inflammation, trauma, infection, or a combination of several insults. SIRS is not always related to infection.)
SIRS is defined as 2 or more of the following variables:
Heart rate greater than 90 beats per minute
Temperature less than 36 or greater than 38 °C
Respirations greater than 20/minute
White blood count (>12,000/µL or <4,000/µL or >10% bands)
Treatment: Deep Culture, Debridement and Antibiotics
To read more on SARS go to http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2227.htm
Matthew Livingston R.N. C.W.S.
