31 Oct Why Proper Post-Surgical Wound Care is Essential to Recovery

A surgical wound is an incision made to the skin by the surgeon during an operation. At the end of the procedure, the incision is joined back together using various methods like stitches, adhesive dressings, staples, or Steristrips to allow for healing. While the skin edges usually create a seal within a few days, wounds take time to heal, which extends far after the procedure. 

While most wounds heal without any problems, some encounter issues. Here’s how post-surgical wound care plays a vital role in preventing complications and ensuring a healthy recovery. 

Why post-surgical wound care is essential to recovery

The goal of proper post-surgical wound care is to prevent infections, manage pain, improve activity levels, and reduce scarring. One of the biggest risks associated with improper post-surgical wound care is infection. 

Out of the millions of people who have surgery annually, roughly 11% of patients are readmitted to the hospital after surgery. The most common reason for hospital readmittance is wound complications. 

Specifically, patients who are sent home from the hospital may not have the necessary tools or knowledge to properly care for their wounds. Lacking these, many develop post-surgical infections and must seek additional care, which can be costly, stressful, and even life-threatening. 

SMARTKITS™ help patients achieve better post-surgical outcomes

Having to go through surgery and a hospital stay once is stressful enough. Most patients don’t want to go through that again. You can avoid many common post-surgical complications and take the best possible care of your wound by using SMARTKITS™, an all-in-one package of high-quality wound care dressing materials that are customized for your specific wound and then delivered right to your door. 

SMARTKITS contain gloves, saline for wound irrigation, gauze, customized bandage, and customized collagen wound covering. SMARTKITS help patients achieve better post-surgical outcomes because they are:

• Fast — You get the wound care products you need quickly. Just place your order, and they’ll be on the way. 
• Effective — FritzFinn uses only the best wound care products. In fact, the American College of Surgeons recommends collagen dressing as a post-surgical treatment. 
• Simple — In addition to the daily wound care product, you’ll receive step-by-step directions for their use. 
• Convenient — You don’t have to go to the store or pharmacy for wound care materials. Instead, they arrive right at your doorstep. 

Get more information about SMARTKITS for post-operative care

Surgical care doesn’t end with the procedure. Successful outcomes also depend on proper post-surgical wound care. But SMARTKITS make sure patients have the personalized wound care products they need delivered directly to their doorstep.

Contact us today to learn more about how you can use our all-in-one package of high-quality wound care products for your post-surgical care.