Abstract

FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALING OF WOUND: A REVIEW

Dr. K. Rajeshwar Reddy and Dr. Chetana Suresh Patil*

Abstract

Surgery as a science, quintessentially revolves around ‘wound’, may it is traumatic or pyogenic. Surgeon either has to create the wound during surgical procedure or treat the wound occurred by trauma, accidental conditions, vitiated doshas. The healing of these wounds has always been a central consideration in surgical practice because any break in continuity of skin exposes the deeper tissues to the danger of infections. Today wound healing abnormalities are among the greatest causes of disability and deformity. It is the amount and quality of scar tissue and ultimately its remodelling that is of greater importance. The understanding of this process of wound healing and factors affecting it forms the basis of any surgical procedure. Wounds may fail to heal or healing time may be greatly increased when unfavourable conditions are allowed to persist. The factors which affect wound healing can be broadly categorised into extrinsic and intrinsic factors. Extrinsic factors affecting wound healing include: smoking, mechanical stress, moisture, infection, and chemical stress. Intrinsic factor that directly affect the healing of wound are multiple comorbidities, increased age, obesity, nutritional status and health status.

Keywords: wound, traumatic, pyogenic, infections, comorbidities.