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General & SystemicSevere
Gangrene
Vascular Surgery · General & Systemic
Severe
Severity
Uncommon but a serious complication seen predominantly in diabetics and those with severe peripheral arterial disease
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Vascular Surgery
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment requires urgent surgical removal of the dead tissue
- 2known as debridement
- 3to prevent the spread of infection
- 4and in severe cases
- 5amputation of the affected part may be necessary. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are used promptly for infected gangrene
- 6and procedures to restore blood flow
- 7such as angioplasty or bypass surgery
- 8are performed when poor circulation is the underlying cause. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may support healing in select cases.
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