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Patients’ perceptions and experiences of living with a surgical wound healing by secondary intention: A qualitative study

BACKGROUND: Most surgical wounds heal by primary intention, that is to say, the edges of the wound are brought together with sutures, staples, adhesive glue or clips. However, some wounds may be left open to heal (if there is a risk of infection, or if there has been significant tissue loss), and ar...

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Autores principales: McCaughan, Dorothy, Sheard, Laura, Cullum, Nicky, Dumville, Jo, Chetter, Ian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pergamon Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5744862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29031127
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.09.015