"wound deterioration" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to the worsening or decline of a wound, typically in terms of its physical appearance or healing progress. Example: "The patient's wound was showing signs of deterioration, with increased redness and swelling around the edges."
Only two patients were discontinued due to infection and wound deterioration (Vowden et al 2007a).
Wound deterioration was defined as the new development of erythema and frank heat and an increase in size >50% over baseline.
These signs and symptoms were not used to define wound deterioration because they only occurred in one subject who also had erythema and heat.
Development of infection-related complications was defined as wound deterioration, new osteomyelitis, and/or a new amputation due to DFU infection.
The types of outcomes identified in those studies included: urinary tract infections, wound deterioration, unexpected nursing-home admission, an increase in the number of pressure ulcers, side effects of improper medication administration, hypo/hyperglycemia, and unexpected death.
Our specific aims were to examine the associations between baseline measures of each dimension of bioburden (listed below) and 1) DFU rate of healing (i.e., weeks-to-closure and percent reduction of ulcer surface area per week) and 2) the development of DFU infection-related complications (i.e., new wound deterioration, new osteomyelitis, or new amputation due to DFU infection).
Anecdotal information has it that these substances help wash off dirt from wound surfaces and also protect wounds from deterioration.
This can be explained by the deterioration of wound healing with age.
Wounded, wounded, wounded!
Unlikely nondiabetic critical limb ischemia presentations, diabetic neuroischemic wound territories show major collateral deterioration, 20– 22, 32 with no opportunity for a compensatory collateral circulation.
Some events were always classified as serious (death, life threatening event, admission to hospital, persistent or significant disability or incapacity); the seriousness of other events (for example, infection and deterioration of the wound) was judged by the treating nurse.
