Risk factors for necrosis of skin flap-like wounds after ED debridement and suture

Skin flap-like wounds are common. These wound flaps are prone to avascular necrosis with simple debrided and sutured, and postoperative hyperplastic scarring and contracture of wound surfaces can adversely affect the patient's appearance. Here, we evaluate the data of cases with flap-like wounds to identify the causes of flap necrosis.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 23, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Daojing Qiu, Xinglei Wang, Xiao Wang, Ya Jiao, Yaonan Li, Duyin Jiang Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research