Wound dehiscence is when a surgical incision reopens. Learn about the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for this condition.

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 ...

There are two main potential complications in surgical wounds – dehiscence and infection. ... Although research evidence is lacking on preoperative preparation and postoperative care of wounds, ...

12020 Treatment of superficial wound dehiscence; simple closure 12021 Treatment of superficial wound dehiscence; with packing 13160 Secondary closure of surgical wound or dehiscence, extensive or ...

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 ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Despite a higher risk of superficial wound dehiscence found among female patients and patients with higher BMI after total hip arthroplasty, results showed these patients had ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD Serosanguineous drainage is the normal discharge of fluid from a wound or incision site after surgery. This usually appears as a thin, often slightly ...

Indications for this fish-skin graft range from abrasions, lacerations, and skin tears to donor site grafts, post-Mohs ...