Surgical Wound Grading Scheme of Coit et al

Purpose: To evaluate a surgical site using the grading scheme of Coit et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a surgical wound?

Yes

Maximum width of erythema from suture line (enter 0 if no erythema)

Does the wound show a purulent drainage?

Yes

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Skin edge necrosis

Sepsis

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Grade for surgical wound

Level of complication

Management requirements

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Wound Classification Following Traumatic Injury
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Criteria For Diagnosis
- Wound Classification Following Traumatic Injury
- Infection of Synthetic Vascular Graft | Classification
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Therapy

Options
- Risk Factors | Abdominal Surgery Infection
Selection
Prevention
- Superficial Incisional Surgical Site Infection Associated with a Midline Laparotomy Risk Factors
Surgery

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Model for Predicting Surgical Site Infection Following Renal Transplant
- Surgical Site Infection Following Hospital Discharge | Screening Tool

Specialty

Infectious Diseases

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

T84.1 - Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb

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Purpose: To evaluate a surgical site using the grading scheme of Coit et al.

Specialty: Infectious Diseases

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: T84.1,

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