the <6-8 h of age (<12-24 h at sores on the face and scalp). Many other wounds can be closed after several days (deferred primary closure). A delayed primary closure is mounted in wounds
who are too old for a primary closure
especially when characters start an infection to show and for wounds of all ages with significant contamination
particularly if dead organic material is involved. The threshold for the deferred primary closure decreases for patients with risk factors for poor wound healing. First anesthesia
