Does it seem like clinicians are quick to assume infection in a wound requiring systemic treatment?
The tragic part is the wound infection diagnosis is often made with a lack of proper cultures or symptoms.
Is it because clinicians are fearful? Is it their lack of knowledge of what confirms a wound infection?
I would say it is likely a combination of both. Instead of looking at the evidence, clinicians fall into a “we have always done it this way” approach and the patient is the one who ultimately suffers.
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