ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – The calendar says February, but our weather is reminiscent of March or early April this week. The storm system that brought rain to our area last night has moved to the east ...

Scar tissue forms when a wound heals but is different from skin tissue. For example, it is less elastic, leading to tightness, limited movement, and pain. Exercise, moisturizing, and other home ...

Among the 1,879 patients undergoing intra-abdominal procedures during the study period 56 patients were included in the validation group; the patients developed wound dehiscence during the ...

“Nevertheless, two of our patients in the FTSG group with larger skin defects (both >200 cm 2) experienced partial donor wound dehiscence, prolonged wound healing time (more than a month), and scar ...

To evaluate the effectiveness of neoadjuvant radiotherapy, two specific cases are summarized in Table 5. Both patients received radiotherapy prior to surgery, resulting in negative surgical margins ...

Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics research shows the average tetrahydrocannabinol (the chemical that produces a high) content of supplied marijuana samples was mild. The study also ...

Table 2. VAMC score variables and characteristics of the validation population Variables of the VAMC score Abdominal wound dehiscence [n = 56] No abdominal wound dehiscence [n = 168] P value ...

Knowing what to do if stitches break open after surgery can prevent complications later. If stitches start to separate, the incision should be covered with a clean bandage. Keep an eye on the wound in ...

However, for patients with mild and moderate hypervascularity ... The postoperative complications included local and systematic complications due to surgery: local complications included hematoma, ...