Sternal wound infection is a life-threatening complication after cardiac surgery associated with high morbidity and mortality. Past treatment options have included closed suction and continuous irrigation. Current paradigms in the management of sternal wound infection include surgical debridement, vacuum-assisted closure therapy, flap coverage, and sternal plating. We provide a general overview...

BACKGROUND Historically, complication rates after pressure ulcer reconstruction utilizing flap coverage have been high. Patients undergoing operations for pressure ulcer coverage typically have multiple risk factors for postoperative complications. The purpose of this study was to examine a large patient series in the pressure ulcer population to uncover objective evidence of the linkage betwee...

Objective. To analyze the results of treatment patients with implant-associated surgical site infection after decompression and stabilization surgery performed for lumbar spinal stenosis. Material Methods. Results 43 early (up to 90 days operation) suppuration wound operations stenosis were analyzed. Results. A total 4033 implantation systems from 2015 2019. There (1.06 %) cases installed instr...

Wound complications represent a major source of morbidity in patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) and surgical resection of soft tissue sarcomas (STS). We investigated whether factors related to RT, surgery, patient comorbidities, and tumor histopathology predict the development of wound complications. An observational study of patients who underwent STS resection and RT was performed. Th...

Wound dehiscence is the premature opening of a wound along surgical line. It is a surgical complication that results from poor wound healing that can increase significantly the risk of morbidity and mortality. Risk factors in general are age, diabetes, obesity, cancer, emergency surgery, pulmonary diseases, malnutrition, weight loss, anaemia, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The objective of this...

Impaired wound healing is a complication faced by all physicians, regardless of their field of practice. Plastic surgeons are frequently called on to help treat patients who fail to heal properly. Therefore, plastic surgeons must be well versed in the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that can impair wound healing, such as nutrition, drugs, radiation, smoking, and hypoxia. Only by limiting detrim...

Wound healing is the body’s natural process of regeneration of dermal and epidermal tissues. Complication in this process may lead to severe damage to the injured part. A wound dressing incorporated with natural compound provides a faster and efficient wound healing. The developments in research and use of natural compoundsmade a way towards more complex approach to the treatment of wounds. Thi...