What is Gangrene?

What is Gangrene?

• Gangrene: Tissue death.
• Gangrene: Death and putrefaction of tissue usually due to a loss of blood supply.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Gangrene: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Gangrene: Introduction

Types of Gangrene:

Types of Gangrene:

• Dry gangrene - caused by poor blood supply
• Moist gangrene - caused by caused by bacteria
• Gas gangrene - caused by a particular strain of Clostridium bacteria
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How serious is Gangrene?

Complications of Gangrene: see complications of Gangrene

What causes Gangrene?

Causes of Gangrene: see causes of Gangrene
Risk factors for Gangrene: see risk factors for Gangrene

What are the symptoms of Gangrene?

Symptoms of Gangrene: see symptoms of Gangrene

Complications of Gangrene: see complications of Gangrene

Gangrene: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gangrene.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gangrene.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Gangrene: see treatments for Gangrene
Research for Gangrene: see research for Gangrene

Society issues for Gangrene

Hospitalization statistics for Gangrene: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Gangrene:

• 0.026% (3,312) of hospital consultant episodes were for gangrene in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 72% of hospital consultant episodes for gangrene required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 61% of hospital consultant episodes for gangrene were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for gangrene were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 67% of hospital consultant episodes for gangrene required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Gangrene

Main name of condition: Gangrene

mortification

Sphacelus, Slough
Source - WordNet 2.1

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• Dry gangrene
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