Table 2.

Reason for dressing change

Reason for dressing change	Total (%)
Incision site not visible	2 (2·6%)
Dressing saturated	8 (10·5%)
Strike‐through	2 (2·6%)
Leakage	1 (1·3%)
Suture/Staple removal	17 (22·4%)
Patients request	6 (7·9%)
Surgeons request	7 (9·2%)
Surgeons request and incision site not visible	1 (1·3%)
Routine inspection of the wound before discharge	22 (28·9%)
Routine inspection of the wound before discharge and incision site not visible	1 (1·3%)
Dressing non conforming and Strike‐through	1 (1·3%)
Other	8 (10·5%)
N	76 (100%)