Gas gangreneAccording to the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 45,400 Americans were hospitalized for gangrene in 2003, compared to 21,000 in 1991. Looking at the statistics, the number of those hospitalized in a decade and a couple of years drastically differentiated by 24,400. Gas gangrene has been proven to be a harmful and life-threatening infection for those who have been diagnosed with this particular infection. Gas gangrene is a gangrenous infection that develops in deep wounds, particularly in closed spaces, caused by gas-forming bacteria in the subcutaneous tissues. Gas gangrene, also known as clostridial myonecrosis, is a rapidly spreading and potentially life-threatening form of gangrene caused by a bacterial infection called Clostridium perfrigens that causes the toxins to release gas and lead to the death of tissues with a high mortality rate from this individual infection. Gas gangrene begins as an infection that spreads throughout the body causing its tissues to die. Then, the formed bacteria called Clostridia release toxins in addition to gas that are trapped in the dead tissues of the body. In the process this condition presents many characteristics and symptoms, many of which are very harmful. Some of the symptoms of gas gangrene are swelling at the site of the infection, hemorrhagic blisters that start as pale, greenish skin, and wounds with an unpleasant odor and discharge (pus). Gavrankapetanović carried out studies on a clinical case of gas gangrene in a 60-year-old man who discovered that he had a splinter in his right thigh and hip that had caused a fracture of the neck of his femur. According to Gavrankapetanović's observations on the patient's condition, the results of his...... middle of paper ......at the time maggots were used to eliminate bacteria from wounds and heal them and for this specific reason it became why maggot therapy has become popular when choosing treatment for diseases such as gas gangrene. Worms are now returning with their even better efficiency to work more effectively than surgical debridement. “They're very effective, very cheap, and very safe compared to the alternatives,” (Mann quotes Sherman telling WebMD). Works Cited Gavrankapetanović, Faris, et al. "GAS GANGRENE 18 YEARS AFTER A WAR WOUND / YES OR NO? Case Report." Medical Journal 17.1 (2011): 70-74. Academic research completed. Network. April 20, 2014Levine, Norman. "Gangrene: causes, symptoms and treatments". WebMD. WebMD, October 30, 2012. Web. April 20, 2014. Pietrangelo, Ann. "Gas gangrene": causes, symptoms and diagnosis. Healthline, September 10, 2012. Web. April 19. 2014.