Continuous Local Antibiotics Perfusion Therapy for Acute Deep Infections after Open Fractures

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(a) At postinjury day (PID) 6, pus was still pooled in the wound. (b) PID-14—signs of infection persisted, and continuous local antibiotic perfusion (CLAP) therapy was initiated. (c) PID-19 (5 days after initiation of CLAP therapy)—the signs of infection disappeared, and a well-vascularized granulation tissue growth was observed. (d) PID-36—wound bed preparation was almost complete. (e) PID-47 (6 days after split-thickness skin grafting). (f) PID-64—the infected wound was completely cured.

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