This bitesize learning video explores: • Red flags that should be considered when a patient presents with a lower limb wound • When to escalate concerns • Immediate ‘first aid’ for lower limb wounds ...
The study included a group of patients that underwent laparotomy procedures complicated by postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence, defined as "separation of the layers of the surgical wound ...
However, Prof Robert Ariens and colleagues at the University of Leeds say their observations with human and animal tissue suggest this may not be the best immediate approach to wound management.