Understanding effective management of postoperative wounds

Ousey, Karen and Roberts, Peter (2013) Understanding effective management of postoperative wounds. Wounds UK, 9 (2). pp. 92-96. ISSN 1746-6814

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Abstract

Acute surgical wounds generally heal with no problems. However, some wounds blister around the periwound area and surgical site infection postoperatively, partly due to inappropriate choice of wound dressing. These complications can cause pain, discomfort, persistent wound leakage, and possible risk of surgical site infection (Jester et al, 2000; Bhattacharyya et al, 2005; Cosker et al, 2005). Postoperative blistering and infection have been identified as the main problems in hip and knee replacement surgery (Ravenscroft et al, 2006).

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Schools:	School of Human and Health Sciences School of Human and Health Sciences > Centre for Health and Social Care Research School of Human and Health Sciences > Institute for Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention
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Depositing User:	Cherry Edmunds
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2013 10:53
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2016 16:10
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/17902

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