A failure of wound healing in which the surgical wound breaks, separates, and opens to the fascial level is known as ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
dehiscence
Dehiscence, a failure of wound healing in which the surgical wound breaks, separates, and opens to the fascial level. It occurs fairly early after surgery (5 to 8 days after surgery) in patients in whom the normal healing response lags.
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