Module 1 - Wound care & Healing

Wound Closure

 

1.) Factors determining method of wound closure:

• Type of wound
• Size of wound
• Location
• Age of wound
• Presence of infection
• General condition of the patient
• Urgency of closure

• Antibiotics needed
• Follow-up needed and achievable for patient

 

2.) Requirements for skin graft success:

• Vascularized bed
• Contact with bed
• No "sheer" forces or movement of bed
• No infection
• No hematoma or seroma

Author: SP Zinn