Treating a non-healing postoperative sternal wound in a woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case report

Gianluca Castiello; Greta Ghizzardi; Federica Dellafiore; Francesca Turrini; Rosario Caruso

doi:10.1111/iwj.13085

Treating a non-healing postoperative sternal wound in a woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case report

Gianluca Castiello, Greta Ghizzardi, Federica Dellafiore, Francesca Turrini, Rosario Caruso

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Abstract

One of the leading causes of impaired chronic wound healing is diabetes mellitus because it involves many factors that influence the physiopathology of tissue healing. Therefore, it is strategic to analyse clinical cases of this population. We presented a clinical case report of a 51-year-old female with type 2 diabetes mellitus, presenting a non-healing sternal wound after open heart surgery. Appropriate dressing and assessment contributed to the healing of the sternal wound in 5 weeks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	713-715
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Wound Journal
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13085
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019

Keywords

altered tissue repair
chronic wound
diabetes mellitus
sternum wound

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Dermatology

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