title: [The incidence of disorders of wound healing (results of the German Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology study)].
abstract: The methods and design of the DGOT-study on nosocomial infections in orthopaedic hospital are discussed and presented. On postoperative wound healing complications two interim evaluations of the large database were performed, at different time-points of the continuing study. Wound healing complications accounted to a total of 4.5%, deep infections being present in 0.4%. Secondary wound healing was found in 2.85% and superficial infections accumulated to 1.44% of all wounds followed. When a grouping on the basis of anatomic regions was done, significant differences could be detected with the shoulder area having the lowest and the feet having the highest incidence of wound complications. On the other hand, grouping on the basis of surgical procedures didn't show any difference in the wound healing situation.
authors.affiliation: Orthop. Univ.-Klinik, Münster.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Härle
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008838:Microcomputers; D009985:Orthopedics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012984:Software; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Häufigkeit von Wundheilungsstörungen (Ergebnisse der DGOT-Studie).