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 ...

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 ...

Purpose This study compares the frequencies of traumatic wound dehiscence following extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and following phacoemulsification through a self-sealing corneoscleral ...

A range of factors can result in slow wound healing. They include older age, certain health conditions and medications, nutritional deficiencies, tobacco use, and others.

Disclosures BMC Surg. 2014;14 (65) Conclusion In conclusion, both the VAMC and Rotterdam score indices can be used to predict the development of abdominal wound dehiscence.