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Maggot debridement therapy for pressure injury management in a tetraplegic patient in Malaysia

Roslan, Muhammed Whisz and Abu Hassan, Salmah Anim (2021) Maggot debridement therapy for pressure injury management in a tetraplegic patient in Malaysia. In: 12th Annual Malaysian Rehabilitation Medicine Virtual Conference, 3/9-3/10/2021, Virtual. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Infected pressure injury is among life threatening complications in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and mostly requires multifaceted management strategy. This case report illustrates wound healing progress of a 56-year-old man with incomplete tetraplegia from cervical spondylotic myelopathy complicated with infected bilateral ischial tuberosity pressure injury. Presence of multidrug-resistant organism infection, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, deemed wound management to be unsuccessful despite 14 days intravenous antibiotic therapy using polymyxin E, coupled with multiple intraoperative and bedside surgical debridement, with modern dressing throughout admission. Reduction of bacterial burden was seen after third intraoperative surgical debridement followed by Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT). This case highlights MDT success in large unhealthy pressure injuries coupled with holistic wound care management specific to spinal cord injury community.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Additional Information: 9422/95857 - MFI 040122
Uncontrolled Keywords: Maggot debridement therapy, pressure injury, spinal cord injury
Subjects: R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Medicine
Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology & Rehabilitation
Depositing User: DR SALMAH ANIM ABU HASSAN
Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2022 16:19
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2022 16:26
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/95857

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