PubMed · 3554541
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R H Kampmeier. 1987. Surgical maggots.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198705000-00035
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We present the case of a patient who spontaneously developed a severe gas-forming infection involving the voluntary muscles of both thighs. The organisms responsible were group B beta-haemolytic streptococci together with peptostreptococci. Following surgical and medical treatment, the patient fully recovered. No predisposing factors, in particular no disease causing immunocompromise, could be identified.
Because the light reflected by tissues varies with the degree of viability, spectacles were made from glass transmitting light of a certain wavelength to help distinguish viable from non-viable tissue. They were used in wound débridement in 300 injured patients. The results showed that the quality of débridement was improved as shown by better and quicker healing. They can also be used to predict flap viability in plastic surgery.