Surgical wound dehiscence in an Australian community nursing service: Time and cost to healing

Objective: Surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) increases the length of hospital stay and impacts on patient wellbeing and health-care costs. Globally, the health-care costs associated with SWD are poorly reported and those reported are frequently associated with surgical site infection (SSI), rather tha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sandy-Hodgetts, K., Leslie, Gavin, Lewin, G., Hendrie, D., Carville, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Publishing Ltd. 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46476