A patient recently operated on for a ruptured appendix had a temperature of 103° F and returned to the OR for a debridement and washout of purulent drainage from his wound on postoperative day 3.What was the wound classification at the time of his debridement and washout surgery?

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His wound is now infected as evidenced by purulent drainage and a fever.Infected wounds include old,physically induced (traumatic)wounds with retained devitalized tissue and wounds that involve an existing clinical infection or perforated viscera.Examples are excision and drainage of abscess and delayed primary closure of a wound after appendectomy for ruptured appendix.

A Patient Recently Operated on for a Ruptured Appendix Had