Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: A literature review

International Wound Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 265-275

  Sandy Hodgetts, Kylie ^a   Carville, Keryln ^a,b   Leslie, Gavin D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Silver Chain   (Australia)

Author keywords

Surgical site infection; Surgical wound breakdown; Surgical wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; ORTHOPAEDIC WOUND DEHISCENCE; PATIENT RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STERNAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION; HEALTH; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84929287289     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12088     Document Type: Article

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