title: [Programmed debridement, combined with jet lavage in extensive hand infections].
abstract: 108 patients with a distinct infection of the hand were treated according to a protocol with serial debridements in combination with jet-lavage. In 106 patients the infection could be controlled with good functional result (79%) and normal neurological findings (85%). Microbial count in different tissues showed a significant decrease during the serial debridements.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Kreiskrankenhaus Traunstein.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ketterl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leitner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wittwer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Programmiertes Debridement, kombiniert mit Jet-Lavage bei ausgedehnten Infektionen der Hand.