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  1. 01-12-2024 | Wound Dehiscence | OriginalPaper

    Zone 1 trauma: wound dehiscence compared to primary trauma

    While the epidemiology and extent of ocular trauma’s significance may vary for different demographics such as by age, gender, and race, ocular injuries can result in severe burdens for both patients and their families, both on their health and …

  2. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Wound Dehiscence | OriginalPaper

    The REPAIR study: oral antibiotics to prevent infection and wound dehiscence after obstetric perineal tear—a double-blinded placebo controlled randomized trial

    Approximately 85% of women experience an obstetric tear at delivery [ 1 , 2 ]. A second-degree tear is the most common type, and it involves the skin, vagina, and the underling muscles of the pelvic floor. Up to 25% of women with this form of tear …

  3. 01-12-2023 | Wound Dehiscence | OriginalPaper

    Abdominal wound dehiscence and incisional hernia prevention in midline laparotomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

    The main complication after laparotomy is incisional hernia (IH), which has an incidence of 10–23% [ 1 ], although this can reach 40% in specific risk groups [ 2 ]. IH is often asymptomatic; however, in some patients, it is a significant cause of …

  4. 01-02-2022 | Wound Dehiscence | OriginalPaper

    Abdominal wound dehiscence is dangerous: a nationwide study of 14,169 patients undergoing elective open resection for colonic cancer

    Abdominal wound dehiscence is the occurrence of acute postoperative failure of the fascial closure of the abdominal wall [ 1 ]. Reported incidence rates vary from 1 to 7%, increasing with the presence of confounders such as obesity, smoking, and …

  5. 01-04-2021 | Wound Dehiscence | OriginalPaper

    Management of abdominal wound dehiscence: update of the literature and meta-analysis

    Abdominal wound dehiscence (AWD) is a serious postoperative complication associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The incidence of AWD ranges between 2% and 5.5% [ 1 – 6 ]. Mortality has been reported as high as 20.9% [ 7 – 18 ].

  6. 21-04-2022 | Wound Dehiscence | Letter

    Tips to Prevent Posterior Wound Dehiscence After Lower Body Lift Procedure

  7. 18-03-2022 | Wound Dehiscence | Letter

    Comment on “The Three-Hour Lower Body Lift: Evolution of a Technique and Personal Experience After 155 Consecutive Cases” and Tips to Prevent Posterior Wound Dehiscence

  8. Open Access 01-10-2019 | Wound Dehiscence | OriginalPaper

    Incidence of wound dehiscence after colorectal cancer surgery: results from a national population-based register for colorectal cancer

    Wound dehiscence is an unusual complication of abdominal surgery with high morbidity and a reported mortality rate as high as 25% [ 1 – 4 ]. Wound dehiscence is defined as the separation of the sutured edges of the abdominal fascia after surgery [ …

  9. 01-07-2019 | Perineal Laceration | OriginalPaper

    Obstetric perineal tears: risk factors, wound infection and dehiscence: a prospective cohort study

    Perineal repair after spontaneous obstetric tears or episiotomies is one of the most common surgical procedures in women, with more than 90% of primiparous women sustaining injury to the labia, vagina or perineum during vaginal childbirth [ 1 ].

  10. 01-03-2021 | Wound Dehiscence | BriefCommunication

    Successful use of a pedicled anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of an abdominal wound and peristomal dehiscence

  11. 01-02-2020 | OriginalPaper

    On-ward surgical management of wound dehiscence: report of a single neurosurgical center experience and comparison of safety and effectiveness with conventional treatment

    The early identification and optimized treatment of wound dehiscence are a complex issue, with implications on the patient’s clinical and psychological postoperative recovery and on healthcare system costs. The most widely accepted treatment is …

  12. 01-12-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Prophylactic Retention Sutures in Midline Laparotomy in High-Risk Patients for Wound Dehiscence: a Randomised Prospective Case Control Study

    Abdominal wound dehiscence (AWD) is one of the most notorious complication after laparotomy and associated with high morbidity and mortality. The retention suture is used in the re-operated cases of wound dehiscence to reduce the disruption of …

  13. 01-07-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Exteriorisation of the Ommaya Reservoir Secondary to Wound Dehiscence in a Case of ALL

  14. Open Access 01-12-2017 | OriginalPaper

    Retrospective review of risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence and incisional hernia

    A midline incision is often used in colorectal and vascular procedures. By using this approach ample access to the abdominal cavity is achieved with limited damage to the muscles, nerves, and blood supply of the abdominal wall. Wound complications …

  15. 01-10-2017 | BriefCommunication

    Simple and safe technique for closure of midline abdominal wound dehiscence

    Burst abdomen is a serious complication of abdominal surgery. It could be considered as an acute postoperative wound failure and usually occurs between the 6th and 12th day postoperative. Its incidence as described in the international literature …

  16. 01-03-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Incidence of reoperation and wound dehiscence in patients treated for peroneal tendon dislocations: comparison between osteotomy versus soft tissue procedures

    Peroneal tendon dislocation is typically caused by attenuation or rupture of the superior peroneal retinaculum (SPR) [ 27 , 31 ]. In many cases, the peroneal longus tendon is dislocated anteriorly from the retromalleolar groove, which leads to …

  17. 01-07-2016 | OriginalPaper

    Predictors of wound dehiscence and its impact on mortality after abdominoperineal resection: data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

    Despite a recent increase in the rate of anal sphincter preservation in patients undergoing surgical resection for rectal and anal carcinoma, some patients still require an abdominoperineal resection (APR) [ 1 – 4 ]. APR remains the procedure of …

  18. 01-03-2007 | OriginalPaper

    Traumatic Wound Dehiscence After Penetrating Keratoplasty

  19. 01-06-2015 | Letter

    Painless pyoderma gangrenosum: an insidious presentation complicating a sternal wound dehiscence

  20. 01-10-2014 | OriginalPaper

    Wound dehiscence: outcome comparison for sutured and mesh reconstructed patients

    Abdominal wound dehiscence (WD), or burst abdomen, is defined as a rupture of the wound and a separation of the abdominal wall layers including the fascia, and occurs in up to 5 % of patients after laparotomy [ 1 – 4 ]. In case of emergency …

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