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ReviewInternational wound journal2015

Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: a literature review.

Kylie Sandy-Hodgetts, Keryln Carville, Gavin D Leslie

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Review in International wound journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kylie Sandy-HodgettsSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Keryln CarvilleSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Gavin D LeslieSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postoperative wound healing plays a significant role in facilitating a patient's recovery and rehabilitation. Surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) impacts on mortality and morbidity rates and significantly contributes to prolonged hospital stays and associated psychosocial stressors on individuals and their families. A narrative review of SWD was undertaken on English-only studies between 1945 and 2012 using three electronic databases Ovid CINHAL, Ovid Medline and Pubmed. The aim of this review was to identify predisposing factors for SWD and assessment tools to assist in the identification of at-risk patients. Key findings from the included 15 papers out of a search of 1045 revealed the most common risk factors associated with SWD including obesity and wound infection, particularly in the case of abdominal surgery. There is limited reporting of variables associated with SWD across other surgical domains and a lack of risk assessment tools. Furthermore, there was a lack of clarity in the definition of SWD in the literature. This review provides an overview of the available research and provides a basis for more rigorous analysis of factors that contribute to SWD.

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Global HealthHumansIncidenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurgical Wound DehiscenceWound HealingSurgical site infectionSurgical wound breakdownSurgical wound dehiscence

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PMID23692188
PMCPMC7950784

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