What is abdominal wound dehiscence?

An abdominal wound dehiscence occurs when a wound ruptures along an incision. Symptoms such as bleeding, pain, or inflammation may be associated with the dehiscence.

How do members experience abdominal wound dehiscence?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with abdominal wound dehiscence*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for abdominal wound dehiscence*

Who has abdominal wound dehiscence on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 2
40s 0
50s 2
60s 1
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 1

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What is abdominal wound dehiscence?

An abdominal wound dehiscence occurs when a wound ruptures along an incision. Symptoms such as bleeding, pain, or inflammation may be associated with the dehiscence.



Common symptoms reported by people with abdominal wound dehiscence

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for abdominal wound dehiscence

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Compare treatments taken by people with abdominal wound dehiscence

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Who has abdominal wound dehiscence on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 2 say abdominal wound dehiscence is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 2
40s 0
50s 2
60s 1
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 1

These charts show data from abdominal wound dehiscence patients who have completed their condition history
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