In conclusion, both the VAMC and Rotterdam score indices can be used to predict the development of abdominal wound dehiscence. The VAMC prognostic score had better calibration and discriminative ...

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 ...

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Furthermore, it can be provoked by increased abdominal pressure resulting from severe coughing ... prompt removal of the port is necessary (60). Incision dehiscence, which happens in approximately 3% ...

abdominal aortic aneurysm, aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass graft and pancreatectomy) surgical procedures performed in these countries. The outcomes will be mortality, length of stay ...

Four young male patients with keratoconus had traumatic dehiscence of the surgical wound after penetrating keratoplasty. Two were rendered aphakic by the trauma, and in one patient the lens was ...

Reduction was seen in risk for readmission, wound dehiscence, and hematoma, but no significant differences seen in rates of infection, bleeding. HealthDay News — For patients with diabetes undergoing ...

A significant portion of Medicare patients with chronic wounds like pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and venous leg ulcers use skin substitutes as part of their treatment. These substitutes ...

The abdominal injury that caused Naomi Osaka to retire from the Auckland final with a one-set lead over Clara Tauson less than two weeks ago struck again Friday, forcing the four-time major ...

Saif Ali Khan suffered six injuries, including one on his neck, after reportedly confronting an intruder at his and Kareena Kapoor's house on Thursday. Actor Saif Ali Khan was injured after an ...