Wound definitions/Lab values

Question 1

Contamination

Answer 1

non-replicating bacteria on wound surface without any effect upon healing

Question 2

Colonization

Answer 2

presence of replicating bacteria attached to wound surface with no harm to the host and not effect on wound

Question 3

Critical colonization

Answer 3

replicating bacteria on wound with numbers to visibly affect wound

Question 4

Infection

Answer 4

replicating bacteria that have invaded surrounding tissue with visible effects in wound healing process and in periwound tissues.

Question 5

Sepsis

Answer 5

whole-body inflammatory state

Question 6

WBC

Answer 6

increased- infection

decreased- healing

Question 7

Platelets

Answer 7

increased-infection

decreased- bleeding

Question 8

Coagulation

Answer 8

increased-bleeding

Question 9

Glucose and HBA1C

Answer 9

increased- impaired healing, infection

Question 10

Serum Albumin

Answer 10

decreased- protein deficiency/malnutrition (decreased healing)

Question 11

Prealbumin

Answer 11

decreased- mortality increases. (shows effect of nutritional interventions)