What is the best treatment for dry gangrene?

What is the best treatment for dry gangrene?

Treatment of gangrene will usually consist of 1 or more of these procedures:

• Antibiotics. These medicines can be used to kill bacteria in the affected area.
• Surgery to remove the dead tissue. This is called debridement.
• Maggot debridement.
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
• Vascular surgery.

How do you stop dry gangrene from spreading?

Surgery or other procedures Surgery for gangrene includes: Debridement. This type of surgery is done to remove the infected tissue and stop the infection from spreading. Your doctor may also perform surgery to repair any damaged or diseased blood vessels to restore blood flow to the infected area.

Does dry gangrene require amputation?

Role of surgical amputation in dry gangrene As per various reported cases, it has been observed that the surgical amputation is helpful in quick recovery and in reducing the discomfort and health complications associated with dry gangrene.

Can dry gangrene be cured?

Gangrene is usually curable in the early stages with intravenous antibiotic treatment and debridement. Without treatment, gangrene may lead to a fatal infection.

What is the best antibiotic for gangrene?

Patients with gas gangrene and infections with Clostridium respond well to antibiotics like:

• Penicillin.
• Clindamycin.
• Tetracycline.
• Chloramphenicol.
• metronidazole and a number of cephalosporins.

How do you dress a gangrene wound?

Bell would recommend painting the gangrenous area with Betadine or another antimicrobial prep in order to help keep the bacterial burden in check until further intervention occurs. Likewise, Kazu Suzuki, DPM, CWS, often uses a Betadine swab or solution, and then covers the wound with dry, sterile dressings.

Should gangrene be kept dry?

Proper treatment for Dry Gangrene is to protect the area from trauma, and can be managed by keeping the area dry and clean. Because the majority of these wounds result from vascular disease, all pressure should be removed with specialized cages for bed sheets, do not use socks, etc.

Is Betadine good for gangrene?

Gangrene: If dry, paint with betadine and do not disturb. It will autolytically debride. If it is wet, maggots are the first choice to debride and eliminate infection. Conservative debridement may also be a consideration.

Which ointment is best for gangrene?

Topical application of a mixture of PBMC and bFGF appears to be a useful, non-invasive and convenient method for the treatment of diabetic gangrene.