Healing By Seconday Intention

Question 1

Where do we see secondary intention

Answer 1

We often see these through many surgeries when a dr has to open a patient up many times or sometimes motor vehicle accidents

Question 2

What things are considered/make up secondary intention

Answer 2

-wounds from trauma, ulceration, and infection have large amounts of exudate and wide, irregular wound margins with excessive tissue lost

-edges cannot be approximated

-healing process is the same as primary, but inflammatory reaction may be greater, wound may need to be debrided before healing can take place

Question 3

What are the wound characteristics for secondary intention healing

Answer 3

-irregular, large wound with blood clot

-granulation tissue fills in wound

-large scar