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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Lower Extremity Infarction

Complications Overview Articles

Stasis dermatitis and ulcers
Secondary bacterial skin infections; Permanent scar formation; Chronic leg ulcers; Infection of underlying bone.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 16, 2006

Specific Complications Articles

Gangrene
Gangrene is the death of tissue in part of the body.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 19, 2008
Gangrene
Gangrene is a term used to describe the decay or death of an organ, tissue, or bone caused by a lack of oxygen and nutrients. It is a complication resulting from tissue injuries (such as frostbite), the obstruction of blood flow, or the processes of chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Gangrene
Gangrene is the term used to describe the decay or death of an organ or tissue caused by a lack of blood supply. It is a complication resulting from infectious or inflammatory processes, injury, or degenerative changes associated with chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Gangrene
Gangrene is the death of tissue caused by the lack of blood supply. The severity of gangrene is wide-ranging.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Sepsis
Sepsis is a severe illness caused by overwhelming infection of the bloodstream by toxin-producing bacteria.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2006
Sepsis
Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic diseasecausing organisms.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Infection and Sepsis
Infection is characterized by an inflammatory response to the presence of microorganisms in the body. This response may include fever , chills, redness, swelling, pus formation and other responses.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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