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Wanich, Swanson, Wyatt, and Kelly (2012) describe the case of a 51-year-old male patient who developed postoperative pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) following a torn right patellar tendon repair.
This particular study as the objective of describing a case of PG through diagnosis and treatment that can be relevant for all medical personnel particularly nurses. PG can be a rare but quite complicated postoperative condition following surgical procedures. It can progress rapidly if not identified and treated properly. The purpose of the article is to describe a case study where the subject developed PG following surgery and to describe the diagnosis and treatment of the condition. Given the goals of Wanich et al. (2012) this method is appropriate to use (case study) and can offer vital information for nurses who treat patients at risk for this condition. In addition, following the case study the authors include a brief discussion of the research related to PG, its clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment. This brief review of the literature on PG is quite helpful in trying in the case study to empirically demonstrated evidence.
Method and Sampling
The case study is an in-depth observation of the development and treatment of PG following a surgical procedure and is an appropriate method to describe the development course of this particular condition. Case studies like this act as didactic tools for nurses and other healthcare workers when they are confronted with a rare and difficult condition to treat. A quantitative study might be appropriate when comparing two different treatment methods over large groups of individuals who contracted the same condition; however, qualitative methods allow for the description of such conditions as well as a guide to treating them. In this particular instance one...
The sample size in this research is a case of one who was recruited for the study via a convenience method (as the patient developed PG following surgery to repair a torn ligament). A case study attempts to cover a specific illness, condition, or situation in depth and typically does so without quantitative measures/descriptors. The subject of this study did give informed consent for his case to be used in this particular research report.
The method used to collect the data for this case study includes radiograph, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), medical testing, and direct observation. The data focuses on the clinical description of the course of this particular participant's disorder, the clinical observations of the changes in his condition, and the results of medical tests. These procedures are documented in the patient's clinical record as well as in this particular research study. The researchers remain true to the case study method of observation and this particular study is very easy to follow. As this is a case study it can be used to assist nurses and other healthcare professionals in understanding the course and treatment of PG. Because the researchers use the case study and then a brief review of the clinical literature in the diagnosis and treatment of PG is very easy to connect this particular study with other potential cases and treatments of PG. This allows for the case study to be evaluated in terms of the literature on this condition. Thus, the case study method is appropriate for the goals that Wanich et al. (2012) have in presenting this particular case. The findings are presented in the context of understanding the diagnosis in…
References
Wanich, T., Swanson, A.N., Wyatt, A.J., Kelly, A.M. (2012). Pyoderma gangrenosum following a patellar tendon repair: A case report and review of the literature. The American Journal of Orthopedics, 41(1), E4-E9.
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