Wound dehiscence typically occurs a few days after surgery, when healing is still in the early stages. It can be either partial, where the wound pulls apart in small areas, or complete, where the ...

Results Twenty-one cases of traumatic wound dehiscence were identified following 5600 ECCEs (0.4%). In 4200 phacoemulsification procedures only one case of traumatic wound dehiscence was ...

Wound dehiscence is a surgery complication where the incision, a cut made during a surgical procedure, reopens. It is sometimes called wound breakdown, wound disruption, or wound separation.

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Prognostic Scores. The two published abdominal wound dehiscence risk indices were used in this study. The first one was based on data from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality ...

Prior studies have identified several risk factors associated with the development of abdominal wound dehiscence, such as: age (>65 years old), gender (male), smoking, obesity, chronic steroid ...

Wound dehiscence or the splitting open of wound edges can be a significant risk resulting from ... Causes of dehiscence. Many gastric bypass surgery patients have a higher risk for complications ...

How to Take Care of Your Wound After Surgery. Written by Katherine Kam. Medically Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian, MD on September 29, 2024. When do I take off the bandage?