The study included a group of patients that underwent laparotomy procedures complicated by postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence, defined as "separation of the layers of the surgical wound ...

A Florida man eating in a diner with his wife recently sneezed so forcefully it caused parts of his intestines to exit his body through a surgical wound, according to researchers. The case ...

A single-center study suggests the surgery is safe and effective even when tumors are large or located in high-risk areas.

dehiscence, and post-laser surgery. Kerecis founder and CEO Fertram Sigurjonsson said: “Applying Kerecis fish-skin to a surgical or trauma wound is a multi-step process that often requires ...

Apparently, translocation of pathogens into the surgical wound does not ... infections (within short sections of the wound) without creating major dehiscence. An increased number of cases of ...

Reduction seen in risk for readmission, wound dehiscence, and hematoma, but no significant differences seen in rates of infection, bleeding ...

However, consistent with the findings of other publications, the most important risk factor for the development of abdominal wound dehiscence was a surgical site infection. Scoring systems are ...