The period of wound infection is usually around 3 to 5 days after surgery, which can be analyzed pathologically to understand the cause, and also requires vigilance for infection based on the symptoms of infection.
1. Wound infection causes. Pathologically, tissue healing requires the formation of fibrous connective tissue, in the case of the body to restore normal function, it takes about 48 hours, if the patient has diabetes and other underlying diseases, or poor local blood supply and other conditions, will affect the normal healing of the tissue, resulting in the formation of fibrous connective tissue time beyond 48 hours.
2. Wound infection symptoms. Wound infection is usually bacterial infection, after infection, bacteria multiply, first in the wound local abscess formation, with further development, will enter the bloodstream to cause toxemia symptoms, such as redness, swelling, heat, pain and other local symptoms, and chills, fever and other systemic symptoms.
It is recommended to keep the wound clean, pay attention to changing the dressing, closely observe the wound to see if the above symptoms occur locally, or if the systemic symptoms occur, and then go to the hospital in time to have a professional doctor to judge the further treatment plan.