Wound Classification based on Contamination
Wound Classification based on Contamination = Wound can be classified as Clean wounds (or Tidy wounds) or Contaminated (or Untidy wounds) based on their degree of contamination. This helps in management of the wounds. Clean wounds: this class of wounds have minimal risk of infection (1-2% infection rate) and include surgically incised wounds with complete adherence of all septic conditions without breech of any hollow viscera (this includes lipoma excision, thyroidectomy, simple herniorrhaphy, herniotomy and lumpectomy. There is no need of antibiotics use in clean wound except in immunosuppressed patients or patients having a prosthetic heart valve Clean contaminated Wounds: this type of wound has low risk of infection (<10% infection rate). This type of wound includes wounds involving entry into hollow organ that is not inflamed and entry into abscess cavity, minor bridge in aseptic procedure, mild spillage of intra-abdominal vis...