Factors associated with complex surgical wounds in breast and abdomen: a case-control observational study.

Josimare Aparecida Otoni SpiraEline Lima BorgesPatrícia Aparecida Barbosa SilvaMery Natali Silva AbreuAntônio Carlos Martins GuedesJosé Ferreira Pires-Júnior

Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem (2018)

radiotherapy was the most significant factor for surgical wound complications. Glycemic alteration was an unexpected result and shows the need for further studies related to this topic.

Keyphrases

case control
type diabetes
early stage
risk factors
squamous cell carcinoma
wound healing
radiation induced
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance