Styles Sarah Victor, 51 years has had an abdominal hysterectomy 12 days ago. She has been readmitted with a wound dehiscence and has completed a course of antibiotics for her wound infection. There are no signs and symptoms of systemic infection at this stage although there is still a moderate amount of exudate. Sarah states that her wound is "sore and a bit smelly". Sarah lives alone but has four cats. She is concerned about not having enough sick leave while recovering. Write a report on the case study above to answer the following:

• Discuss Sarah's comfort and pain management. Discuss how would this be documented in her notes?

• Describe the strategies that could be used to minimise cross infection and prevent the spread of disease and reduce further complications. Outline the information you would give to Sarah about how she can minimise the risk of infection.

• List at least 4 members of the Interdisciplinary team who might be involved in care strategies for the wound healing for Sarah. For each member, discuss their role.

• Discuss your interventions, which wound management products and techniques appropriate to the identified phase of wound healing and state a rationale for your answer (include cost effective and current evidence-based practice? .

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