Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool
Whilst surgical procedures are considered safe, complications such as surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) may occur despite advances in surgical techniques, infection control practices and wound care. A SWD risk assessment tool was developed from identified risk factors based on a review of the literatu...
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2018
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| author | Sandy-Hodgetts, Kylie Michelle |
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| description | Whilst surgical procedures are considered safe, complications such as surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) may occur despite advances in surgical techniques, infection control practices and wound care. A SWD risk assessment tool was developed from identified risk factors based on a review of the literature and a retrospective case control study. A prospective clinical validation of the tool yielded a predictive power of 71% with an interrater reliability of 100%. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-707292018-12-19T06:52:03Z Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool Sandy-Hodgetts, Kylie Michelle Whilst surgical procedures are considered safe, complications such as surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) may occur despite advances in surgical techniques, infection control practices and wound care. A SWD risk assessment tool was developed from identified risk factors based on a review of the literature and a retrospective case control study. A prospective clinical validation of the tool yielded a predictive power of 71% with an interrater reliability of 100%. 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70729 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Sandy-Hodgetts, Kylie Michelle Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool |
| title | Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool |
| title_full | Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool |
| title_fullStr | Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool |
| title_short | Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool |
| title_sort | determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70729 |