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For wounds that are already severe and where doctors are recommending amputation, can Sorbact address this?
There are many reasons for deciding to have an amputation. Most often we are faced with amputations of diabetic feet. We will never tell the doctor what to do. We can make recommendations, but ultimately the doctor is responsible for the right treatment and the patient. Amputation may be necessary because the blood supply is poor and revascularisation is either not possible or the patient can’t afford it. Sorbact will never improve the blood supply. This is either called peripheral arterial disease or ischaemia. Or the infection has progressed and we are facing an infection of the bone (called osteomyelitis) or the patient is at risk of sepsis and immediate action is needed. Sorbact cannot treat a bone infection (osteomyelitis). Sorbact is only a topical dressing that reduces the bacterial load in the wound. Even if the bacteria have inflated the surrounding tissue, Sorbact does not have access to the bacteria in the tissue.