title: Practical points on wound healing.
abstract: After a surgical procedure, one patient outcome for both the inpatient and ambulatory surgical patient is wound healing without complication. It is the purpose of this article to review the stages of wound healing and to identify potential complications. Nursing interventions designed to promote wound healing will be highlighted.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Litwack
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology