Surgical wounds are intended to heal after the completion of the surgical procedure. In this session we will discuss the identification and management of postoperative incisional infections, wound dehiscence and the options for topical management of these serious patient conditions. Prevention of this type of serious patient complication is a more favourable outcome, we will discuss current strategies to prepare a patient with a pre-habilitation approach to surgical complications. This session will use case scenarios to provide a real life clinical experience.
A native of Minnesota, Mary Anne graduated as a nurse in 1987. She has extensive experience in ICU nursing and also spent many years as a flight nurse.
Mary Anne’s experience at Regions Hospital includes staff nurse on the Surgical Intensive...
Professor of Skin Integrity, Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention, University of Huddersfield
Karen is Professor and Director for the Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention, University of Huddersfield, Visiting Professor, Queensland University of Technology and the Royal college of Surgeons, Dublin; previous academic editor...
Barbara is Head of Pharmacy at the University of Huddersfield. She was appointed as Professor of Pharmaceutics at the University of Huddersfield in 2010. Following her first degree in Pharmacy at Queen’s University, Belfast, she registered as a...
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