Publications library Consensus or guideline
Wounds International · 2022
ISWCAP expert panel. Sandy-Hodgetts, K. (Chair), Alves, P., Conway, B., Djohan, R., Idensohn, P., McIsaac, C., Morgan-Jones, R., Nair, H.K.R., Rochon, M., Romanelli, M., Serena, T.E., Tariq, G., & Wainwright, T.
Wounds International, ISWCAP international consensus document
This international consensus document from the International Surgical Wound Complications Advisory Panel (ISWCAP) gives expert guidance on preventing surgical wound complications, such as surgical site infection and wound dehiscence, through early detection, diagnosis, surveillance and prediction. The panel recommends patient risk assessment as part of a comprehensive pre-surgical process and discusses diagnostic technologies such as fluorescence imaging, patient education and self-care, dressing selection, post-discharge surveillance, the WUWHS Sandy grading system for dehiscence, and care in low- and middle-resource countries. It calls for an interdisciplinary approach across the whole surgical journey and treats post-surgical surveillance programs as a priority.
Co-authored by Dr. Thomas Serena, SerenaGroup's founder.
Plain-language summary by SerenaGroup. See the full text for complete methods and results.
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