13 Jan How to Know if You’re at Risk for Post-Surgical Wound Complications

If you or a loved one needs surgery, the last thing you want is for anything to complicate your recovery. Having to make unnecessary trips to the doctor or even endure readmission to the hospital due to infection could be uncomfortable, inconvenient, and costly. 

Many complications after surgery are due to inadequate wound care. And some patients are at higher risk for complications than others. Find out if you’re at risk for post-surgical wound complications and learn more about a wound care solution that can improve your recovery. 

Are you at risk for post-surgical wound complications?

Despite the many advances in modern medicine and precautions put in place by healthcare providers, wound complications still happen. Surgical site infections (SSI) are the most common, which happen in roughly 3% of cases. These infections can increase a hospital stay by up to 9.7 days and cost the U.S. healthcare system (and patients) up to $10 billion annually. Other complications from surgical wounds include hematomas, osteomyelitis, peri-wound edema, gangrene, and others. 

No one wants to experience these complications. So, how do you know if you’re at risk? According to Johns Hopkins, the main risk factors include:

• Wound type

• Surgery type and length

• Having other diseases or medical issues

• Being elderly

• Having diabetes

• Being overweight

• Smoking

• Having a weak immune system

Unfortunately, you can’t control many of these complications. But you can prevent surgical site infections by informing your medical team of your history and taking the best possible care of your wound post-surgery. 

How an innovative wound care solution can improve your recovery

After surgery, you will likely be sent home with instructions for wound care. This might be intimidating, but you can simplify this process and improve your healing by using a post-surgical wound care solution that is customized to suit your needs. 

Fritz-Finn offers an advanced post-surgical wound care solution that can help you reduce the chances of painful, stressful, and costly wound complications. SMARTKITS™ is an innovative home wound care solution that gets delivered directly to your doorstep. It contains everything you need for a single wound dressing, making it easier to understand and less stressful than sifting through bags or boxes of different products. 

Each SMARTKIT contains everything you need to care for your wound, including gloves, saline, gauze, bandage covering, and collagen – all customized for your particular needs. You’ll also receive detailed instructions for your wound care, so you won’t have to worry that you are missing a vital step in the wound care process. 

When you use SMARTKITS for your post-surgical wound care, you get peace of mind that you are doing everything possible to take care of your wound and avoid those common complications that might send you back to the hospital. 

Learn more about using FritzFinn’s solutions for post-surgical wound care

FritzFinn is a value-added medical device distributor that offers wound care patients and their providers innovative wound care products that help them avoid complications and improve healing. If you’d like to learn more about using SMARTKITS from FritzFinn for your post-surgical wound care, please contact us.