Comparative study of early versus late inspection of surgical wounds in clean and clean contaminated surgical wounds

Dr R.G Naniwadekar; Dr. Shivam H Thakkar

Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

Comparative study of early versus late inspection of surgical wounds in clean and clean contaminated surgical wounds

Dr R. G Naniwadekar, Dr. Shivam H Thakkar

Abstract :

Few surgeons remove the dressing routinely after 48 hours and remaining do not. This study is undertaken to see if there is any benefit in inspecting the wound early and whether original dressing should be removed at the time of suture removal. Currently there are no guidelines about the timing of surgical wound inspection after surgery. This study was done to compare the advantages and disadvantages of early versus late inspection of clean and clean contaminated surgical wounds. There is no benefit in inspecting clean and clean contaminated surgical wounds early except indicated