POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION

Course overview

POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE PROCESS OF WOUND INFECTION IS COMPLEX AND INVOLVES AN INTERPLAY BETWEEN SEVERAL BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS AT THE MOLECULAR LEVELS. WOUND INFECTIONS ACCOUNT FOR HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND COMMON PRESENTATIONS, AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTIONS, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.