Review Question - QID 220026

A 42-year-old IV drug user presents to the emergency department for evaluation of right index finger pain. The patient notes an insidious onset of pain and swelling over the past 12 hours. On examination, there is circumferential swelling with exquisite tenderness over the dorsum of the hand. Repeat examinations show increasing erythema with bullae formation. Labs show a WBC of 26 (x10,000/µL), CRP of 28 mg/dL (normal: < 15 mg/dL), hemoglobin of 10.5 g/dL, sodium of 139 mEq/L, creatinine of 1.8 mg/dL, and a glucose of 110 mg/dL. Vitals remain stable. He is emergently taken to the operating room. Which of the following is true concerning the treatment of this condition?