
Future Nursing Officer ✅
March 1, 2025 at 02:23 AM
*🪄 ASEPSIS SCORE* :
To Predict Prognosis of Surgical Site Infection :
*Components* :
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• Additional treatment
• Serous discharge
• Erythema
• Purulent exudate
• Separation of deep tissues
• Isolation of bacteria from wound
• Stay as an impatient prolonged for over 14 days due to wound infection
*🪄REFEEDING SYNDROME* :
• Develops when large quantities of nutrition is given to a chronically
malnourished patient.
• Metabolic derangements :
a. Hypophosphatemia ( Main driving process)
b. Hypomagnesemia + Fluid overload.
c. Hypokalemia
• Main Cause of Death : Arrhythmias, CHF.
#.Patients who are at *Risk* of Developing Refeeding Syndrome :
a. BMI < 16 kg/m2.
b. Unintentional weight loss > 15% within the last 3-6 months
c. Little or NO Nutritional intake for more than 10 days.
d. Low Potassium, phosphate or magnesium levels prior to feeding.
*Prevention* :
• Initially 10 kcal/kg/day & gradually to full needs by 4 to 7 days.
• Strict monitoring of electrolytes.
• Thiamine Supplementation.