Following are the factors for increased risk of wound infection EXCEPT
Correct Answer: Good blood supply
Description: Ans. (b) Good Blood Supply(Ref. Surgery Sixer 3rd Edition Page 33)Systemic Factors causing non healing of Wound:* Diabetes* Radiation* Extremes of age* Hypothermia* Hypoxemia* Hypocholesterolemia* Hyperglycemia (Even if transit)* Malnutrition* Vitamin C and A deficiency* Zinc and Iron deficiency* Drugs: Steroids and Doxorubicin* Jaundice, Uremia and Malignancy* Immunosuppressed State
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