WOUND REHABILITATION PROCESS
According to White (2019), a wound is a break in the protective function of the skin, with or without loss of the underlying connective tissue, caused by injury to the skin, such as surgery, a blow, chemical, cut, heat, or disease. Trauma, pressure, vascular compromise, malignancy, connective tissue disorder, nutritional deficiencies, and psychological disorder are some of the factors that Shankar et al (2014) identified as impeding wound healing (smoking). Furthermore, White (2019) stated that wound healing can progress forward or backward depending on some factors she considered extrinsic or intrinsic, wound can be with a primary or secondary intention (Cooper, 2005), and has four phases..

A QUESTION FOR RESEARCH.
What is the impact of smoking and quitting smoking on the healing of post-operative wounds in adults?