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wound complication
wound com·pli·ca·tion
Definitions related to wound complication:
  • A medical condition that develops at the site of an existing wound. Examples include swelling, draining, bleeding, formation of hematoma, infection, and necrosis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A finding of development of a new problem at the site of an existing wound.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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