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 therapy ...
Time was when a stomach wound was almost synonymous with a painful and lingering death. In World War I, only 36% of such cases recovered. But the recovery rate for stomach wounds in World War II is 60 ...
In conclusion, both the VAMC and Rotterdam score indices can be used to predict the development of abdominal wound dehiscence. The VAMC prognostic score had better calibration and discriminative power ...
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