In rare cases, the skin may become severely necrotic, and
surgical debridement may be required.
Immediate applications for the oxygen - sensing bandage include monitoring patients with a risk of developing ischemic (restricted blood supply) conditions, postoperative monitoring of skin grafts or flaps, and burn - depth determination as a guide for
surgical debridement — the removal of dead or damaged tissue from the body.
Not exact matches
In 75 % of cases, only one BK is needed, but sometimes a more aggressive
surgical option will need to be pursued, called a
Debridement Grid Keratotomy (DGK) and though very successful, does require general anesthesia and is much more expensive.
The AVDC supports the advanced training of veterinary technicians to perform additional ancillary dental services: taking impressions, making models, charting veterinary dental pathology, taking and developing dental radiographs, performing non
surgical subgingival root scaling and
debridement, providing that they do not alter the structure of the tooth.