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

• Main Authors: Ian Chetter (Author), Catherine Arundel (Author), Kerry Bell (Author), Hannah Buckley (Author), Karl Claxton (Author), Belen Corbacho Martin (Author), Nicky Cullum (Author), Jo Dumville (Author), Caroline Fairhurst (Author), Eileen Henderson (Author), Karen Lamb (Author), Judith Long (Author), Dorothy McCaughan (Author), Elizabeth McGinnis (Author), Angela Oswald (Author), Pedro Saramago Goncalves (Author), Laura Sheard (Author), Marta O Soares (Author), Nikki Stubbs (Author), David Torgerson (Author), Nicky Welton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...