Surgical site infections and wound dehiscence are well-known postoperative complications that cause high mortality and morbidity. The aims of this study were to identify and evaluate the predictors of the following complications: infection and wound dehiscence. This study was performed between Jan 2007 and Apr 2008, and a cohort of 525 consecutively operated patients was evaluated. The operatio...

PURPOSE To identify patients who have high risk of wound dehiscence and who might benefit from the use of internal retention sutures. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-eight patients with midline abdominal wound dehiscence were compared with 48 control patients standardized by sex, age, and operative indication. RESULTS The mean hospital stay was significantly prolonged in the dehiscence group, re...

Background: Abdominal wound dehiscence (AWD) is a severe postoperative complication associated with high mortality and morbidity. Prolonged hospital stay, high incidence of incisional hernia, and subsequent reoperations underline the severity of this complication. The goal of the underlying study was to evaluate possible risk factors for abdominal wound dehiscence and its management. Methods: T...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to report the use of the unilateral pectoralis major muscle flap for the treatment of the sternal wound dehiscence. METHODS A retrospective study including patients who underwent unilateral pectoralis major muscle flap was performed for the treatment of sternotomy dehiscence due to coronary artery bypass, valve replacement, congenital heart disease correction and med...

Postoperative wound dehiscence is a difficult problem for the general surgeon. Often, patients are too sick, or the wound environment is too hostile, to undergo primary repair. When an eventual repair is performed, a variety of methods are available, but most are associated with unacceptably high morbidity rates, specifically high incidences of recurrences and poor cosmetic outcome. We present ...

OBJECTIVE Post-laparotomy wound dehiscence, evantration and evisceration are important complications leading to an increase in both morbidity and mortality. Incisional hernias are frequently observed following abdominal surgeries and their occurrence is related to various local and systemic factors. This study aims to analyze the factors affecting wound healing by investigating the parameters t...

Fouzia Choukairi is a Speciality Trainee in Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester; Joseph Ring is a Speciality Trainee in Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Oldham Hospital; Joe Thekkudan is a Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton; Stuart Enoch is Programme Director — Education and Research at the Doctors’ Academy and Specialist Registrar in Plastic S...