Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool
| dc.contributor.author | Sandy-Hodgetts, Kylie Michelle | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Prof. Gavin Leslie | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-19T06:52:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-12-19T06:52:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70729 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
Whilst surgical procedures are considered safe, complications such as surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) may occur despite advances in surgical techniques, infection control practices and wound care. A SWD risk assessment tool was developed from identified risk factors based on a review of the literature and a retrospective case control study. A prospective clinical validation of the tool yielded a predictive power of 71% with an interrater reliability of 100%. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
| dc.title | Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: Development and internal validation of a risk assessment tool | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | en_US |
| curtin.department | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine | en_US |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access | en_US |
| curtin.faculty | Health Sciences | en_US |