Range: 3.6‑1.2. The lower the better.
After surgery, surgical wounds may split open even if the surgeon correctly sewed the wound up following a medical procedure. A wound may split if it is not healing well, or if the patient has another problem such as coughing or vomiting. If a hospital has a higher rate of this complication, it may be a sign that doctors and nurses are not paying close enough attention to their patients or are not providing proper care following a medical procedure.