title: Wound complications.
abstract: An analysis of the wound complications in a six-month period on the Surgical Service of the University of Washington Hospitals is presented. A total of 9.9% of these patients had wound complications of one type or another, singly or in combination. The importance of their record and analysis in the total care of the surgical patient is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014945:Wound Healing