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Post-Debridement Infection before and after Golden Period in Open Kruris Fracture Grade III A and III B (Infeksi Pasca Debridemen Sebelum dan Sesudah Golden Period pada Fraktur Kruris Terbuka Derajat III A dan III B)

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All open fractures especially open fracture of the , should be assumed to be contaminated, therefore they tend to be infected. The time of intervention is one of the risk factors of infection complication. A descriptive analysis has been conducted aiming at evaluate the occurrance of infection and the time of treatment on patients with open fracture of the lower leg grade III A and III B. In this study 102 cases (80 males and 22 females) who had open fracture of the lower leg grade III A and III B were admitted to Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta. Patients were evaluated according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Out of fifty-four cases underwent intervention before 8 hours after (within golden period) 25 cases (46.29 percent) had been infected. The rest (48 cases) who had treatment after 8 hours since trauma, 83.33 percent (40 cases) were infected. A statistical analysis (X2 = 13.520, df=1 and p less than 0.001) showed that there was significant difference of infection complication of open fracture of the lower leg grade III A and III B and the intervention between within and beyond golden period.

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Berkala Ilmu Kedokteran,27(3)1995:123-127

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: ., 1995

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tibial fractures
fractures, open
debridement
infection

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