Posts Tagged ‘ infection ’

Unclean Wound? Bring Out The Maggots!

My new article for CNN.com: As a surgical resident, I spent several months working in the local wound clinic. One day, a 60-year-old old man named John arrived, several weeks after undergoing a cardiac bypass. The surgeon had harvested a large vein from his leg for the operation. I entered the exam room. John’s left […]

  • Posted on: Sep 13 2012
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