ADN 2 CH 20 Word Scramble
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dehiscence: | partial or complete separation of wound edges |
evisceration: | protrusion of organs through the surgical incision |
first-intention healing: | method of healing in which wound edges are surgically approximated and integumentary continuity is restored without granulation |
Phase I PACU: | area designated for care of surgical patients immediately after surgery and for patients whose condition warrants close monitoring |
Phase II PACU: | area designated for care of surgical patients who have been transferred from a phase I PACU because their condition no longer requires the close monitoring provided in a phase I PACU |
Phase III PACU: | setting in which the patient is cared for in the immediate postoperative period and then prepared for discharge from the facility |
postanesthesia care unit (PACU): | area where postoperative patients are monitored as they recover from anesthesia; formerly referred to as the recovery room or postanesthesia recovery room |
second-intention healing: | method of healing in which wound edges are not surgically approximated and integumentary continuity is restored by the process known as granulation |
third-intention healing: | method of healing in which surgical approximation of wound edges is delayed and integumentary continuity is restored by apposing areas of granulation |
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