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GUIDELINE
APPROPRIATE USE CRITERIA: SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS: MANAGEMENT (2019)
Endorsed by: AAHKS, ACR
INDICATION PROFILE
Location
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Superficial (Suprafascial)
Deep soft tissue only
Bone
Joint
Hardware Presence
None present (no hardware or biologic implant)
Internal Fixation
Arthroplasty
Biologic implant eg. (ligament, tendon, bone, other tissue graft)
Implant Removable
No Implant (Hardware or Biologic implant) (automatically selects if no implant selected above)
Removal associated with high morbidity
Removal associated with low morbidity
Classification of Infection
Acute
Chronic
Organism Susceptibility
Susceptible to routine oral or IV antibiotics
Difficult to treat microorganism
No organism identified
Host Factors/Medical Status
No or Limited Comorbidities (healthy, ASA 1-2)
Multiple Comorbidities (frail, ASA 3-4)
PROCEDURE RECOMMENDATIONS
Treatment recommendations are not available for this patient scenario.
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