76 female cad, niddm, ra, oldcva w/ facial droop & slurred speech only deficits
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76 Female CAD, NIDDM, RA, oldCVA W/ facial droop & slurred speech only deficits.Fell:Left femoral neck Fx.. Declined rehab, went home under husband’s care.2 mo. Later admitted w/ 19cm x 11 cm necrotic Stage IV and Stage Is and IIs next to this****Surgically debrided—Afib—Resp. Failure, pus extending along fascial planes—Nec Fasc.So amputated w/ guillotine at greater trochanter—ultimately ending in hip disarticulationAlso received trach, decompressive gastrostomy, PEJ, sigmoid colostomy, gluteal muscle flaps21 operations, 68 days in ICU and 34 days on the floor. She had to spend the rest of her life in a Nursing home.
Prior to hospitaliztion she was independent and able to walk up a flight of stairs.
So, as with Real Estate,
When you stage, the important thing is………..
Location, Location, Location
Stage of wound is based on the deepest level of tissue
involved
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