Am I getting correct treatment for a severe wound on my shin bone? It's very deep, about 4 weeks old, and infected.
I have a wound on my leg that my primary care doctor treated me for about 3 1/2 weeks ago. I went to wound care. I want to make sure this is the right treatment— he debris it yesterday once and said to clean it once a day with soap and water, and put Dakins solution on a 2 x 2 pad and wrap with 4x4 gauze once a day. Then come back in a week. Does this sound like a good treatment? I don't have a lot of time. I don't want to lose my leg. Please let me know.
Answers from doctors (1)
Dakin's solution can be helpful in treating infections. Changing the dressing daily also helps to remove unhealthy tissue from the wound bed. Your wound care provider will assess the wound when you return in a week to see if it is time to change treatments.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
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