The main factors which predispose to anaerobic bacteremia are : hematologic disorders; organ transplant; recent gastrointestinal,; obstetric, or gynecologic surgery; malignant neoplasms intestinal obstruction; decubitus ulcers; dental extraction; sickle cell disease; diabetes mellitus; postsplenectomy; the newborn; and the administration of cytotoxic agents or corticosteroids .,
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Skin involvement in subcutaneous tissue infections includes : cutaneous and subcutaneous abscesses, breast abscess, decubitus ulcers, infected pilonidal cyst or sinus, Meleney's ulcer infected diabetic ( vascular or trophic ) ulcers, bite wound, anaerobic cellulitis and gas gangrene, bacterial synergistic gangrene, and burn wound infection.
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For example, the Waterlow score and the Braden scale deals with a patient's risk of developing a Pressure ulcer ( decubitus ulcer ), the Glasgow Coma Scale measures the conscious state of a person, and various pain scales exist to assess the " fifth vital sign"
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A recently published study documented two prevented amputations which have shown TCOT to be highly effective on diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis and decubitus ulcers and a study completed in 2010 by Dr . Gary Sibbald documented the effectiveness of TCOT on 9 diabetic foot ulcer patients.
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"I visited my husband every day but two in the two months he was in this facility, " said Ellen Curzon of Lakeside, Calif . " In 61 / 2 weeks, he lost 35 pounds, developed decubitus ulcers on the buttocks and became so dehydrated he flinched when touched . ..
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Consequently, PVP-I has found broad application in medicine as a surgical scrub; for pre-and post-operative skin cleansing; for the treatment and prevention of infections in wounds, ulcers, cuts and burns; for the treatment of infections in decubitus ulcers and stasis ulcers; in gynecology for vaginitis associated with candidal, trichomonal or mixed infections.
