title: Wound care. Discharged but not forgotten.
abstract: A pilot study assessed a methodology for establishing the incidence of post-discharge surgical wound infections. An infection rate of 13% was recorded. The eight patients who developed infections generated 35 clinical episodes. This could have resource implications for early discharge after surgery.
authors.affiliation: South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCowan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balfour
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Redding
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Curzio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology