Pseudomonas aeruginosa and breast reduction surgery Posted: 09-22-08 10:50am
Have you ever seen a case of psedomonoas
infection in breasts from a breast
reduction? I have had 5 debridements and I
am awaiting a double mastectomy to remove
the necrotic tissue. I lost both of my
nipples as well. Is this common during a
breast reduction?
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Breasts Answer A4725 Posted: 09-24-08 11:11am
Current medical status: Psedomonoas
Infectious Disease
Current medical treatment: Awaiting
surgery
Your breast reduction operation got
complicated with a bacterial infection
(Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Pseudomonas
aeruginosa is a common provoker of
surgical wound infections. Surgical wound
infections represent about 15 % of all the
infections acquired during the
hospitalization (nosocomial infections).
The risk for surgical wound infection in
surgical operations like yours (breast
reduction) is low (about 2%).
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