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Bacteria can not live in the environment provided by such a high concentration of carbohydrate. We've used raw sugar in wounds and have had it work. When you change the amount of particles per unit of fluid above what will allow the growth of bacteria, you create unfavorable conditions for bacteria to grow in....
their favorite food is iron, old blood hence why we try to rinse, debride, wash old blood out of contaminated wounds.
Also, like in a diabetic, the higher the glucose level the worse the cellular function, same holds true for bacteria.
We use maggots here to debride wounds, no surprise that hyperglycemic local therapy has found its way into the media.
ss
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'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that.
(adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 )
Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008.
The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc)
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