The epidemiology, management and impact of surgical wounds healing by secondary intention: a research programme including the SWHSI feasibility RCT

The epidemiology, management and impact of surgical wounds healing by secondary intention: a research programme including the SWHSI feasibility RCT

Background: Most surgical incisions heal by primary intention (i.e. wound edges are apposed with sutures, clips or glue); however, some heal by secondary intention (i.e. the wound is left open and heals by formation of granulation tissue). There is, however, a lack of evidence regarding the epidemio...

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Main Authors: Ian Chetter, Catherine Arundel, Kerry Bell, Hannah Buckley, Karl Claxton, Belen Corbacho Martin, Nicky Cullum, Jo Dumville, Caroline Fairhurst, Eileen Henderson, Karen Lamb, Judith Long, Dorothy McCaughan, Elizabeth McGinnis, Angela Oswald, Pedro Saramago Goncalves, Laura Sheard, Marta O Soares, Nikki Stubbs, David Torgerson, Nicky Welton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2020-09-01
Series:Programme Grants for Applied Research
Subjects:
surgical wounds
secondary intention
healing
treatments
negative pressure wound therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar08070

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https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar08070

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