Infection Flashcards
Spread of odontogenic infections
- Source
- Spread in cancellous bone
- Breakthrough into cortical bone
- Infection of local soft tissue
- Spread to facial planes and spaces
Pathogenesis of abscess
- Aerobic bacteria invade and cellulitis starts
- Aerobic bacteria create acidic environment and hypoxia
- Anerobic bacteria invade and breakdown tissue
- Purulence develops
Trachestosmy
- Initially we are going to ramp the patient with a shoulder roll
- Prep and drap.
- Palpate and mark out landmarks (Thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, trachea, sternal notch), incision midway between cricoid cartilage and sternal notch.
- 3cm horizontal incision through skin & Sub q
- Retract the strap muscles and anterior jugular veins.
- Divide the thyroid isthmus with bovine cautery
- Ask the anesthesiology to lower the Fi02, bovine through the pretracheal fat and fascia
- Using two 2-0 nylon sutures secure the 2nd tracheal cartilage and place cricoid hook
- Ask the anesthesiologist to let down the ballon
- Bjork flap incision through the 2/3 tracheal rings.
- Ask the anesteisologist to withdraw the tube until past the tracheal opening
- Advance the 6.5mm ET tube, inflate the ballon
- Check for ventilation and chest risk
- Secure the ET to the chest.
Oral Bacteria
Aerobes
- G+ cocci: Strep viridans, staph, eikenella
- G- rods: Haemphilus
Anerobes
- G+ cocci: Step & peptostrep
- G- rods: Prevotella, porphymonas, bactericides, fusobacterium
Sepsis, SIRS
Bacteremia causing systemic immune response
Tachycardia >90BPM
Tachypnea >20BPM
Hyper or hypothermia >38.1 or <36
leukocytosis or leukopenia: >12,000 or <4,000/mm3
Septic shock
Distributive shock with low BP and organ failure from systemic immune response to bacteria and toxic factors from bacteria. Vasodilation, renal failure, ARDS, DIC
Compromised host
DM
End stage liver or kidney failure
HIV
Malnutrition
Sickle cell anemia
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Chemotherapy
Immunologics
Chronic corticosteroids
Criteria for inpatient management
Fever >38.1
Failed antibiotic management
Airway insult
Immunocomprimised host
Trismus
Secondary space involvement
Toxic appearance
Rapid progression
Penicillin, Amoxicillin
B- lactam antibiotic- Interferes with cell wall synthesis (bactericidal)
Penicillin VK: 500mg QID, or 25-50mg/kg QID pediatrics
Amoxicillin: 500mg BID, 25-50mg/kg BID pediatrics
Ideal antibiotic
Narrow spectrum, low cost, bactericidal, oral formulation, low toxicity
Augmentin, Unasyn
B-Lactam & lactamase inhibitor
Amoxicillin and clavulonic acid- oral 875/125mg BID, 80-90mg/kg/day
Unasyn and sulbactam- 3g q6h
Clindamycin
Interferes with bacteria protein production at the 30s subunit
At low dose it is bacteriostatic, at hight does it is bactericidal
150-600mg QID adults, 15-30 mg/kg QID pediatrics
Does not cross BBB, good abscess penetration
Carbapenums
Cell wall lysis
Serious G+/- aerobic or aerobic infection
Vancomycin
Inhibits cell wall synthesis
Moxiflocacin
400mg /24 hours
Blocks DNA gyrase
fluoroquinolone