Figure 2. Graphic representations of the CSH and CSI. (A) Presence of fibrin on the incision margins (1 point for CSH). (B) Bleeding at the incision margins (0 points for CSH). (C) Redness involving <50% of the incision length (1 point for CSI). (D) Redness involving >50% of the incision length and/or pronounced swelling (0 points for CSI).

CSH: clinical signs of haemostasis, CSI: clinical signs of inflammation.