This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: DNB 2018, Subject name: Surgery
True regarding wound dehiscence: 
Select and explain. 
A. If you suspect dehiscence, close with continuous suture of non-absorbable material, B. Dehiscence happens on 2nd post-operative day, C. The management of wound dehiscence depends on degree of evisceration and gangrenous bowel, D. There will sudden gush of fluid just before the dehiscence
C: The management of wound dehiscence depends on degree of evisceration and gangrenous bowel
Answer: C: The management of wound dehiscence depends on degree of evisceration and gangrenous bowel 
Explanation: In wound dehiscence Closure is done with INTERRUPTED suture of non-absorbable material. Discharge is MINIMAL in amount. Wound DEHISCENCE (Burst Abdomen) Serrous or Serosanguinous discharge from the wound is the first sign of dehiscence Most commonly observed between 5th and 8th postoperative day (may occur at any time following wound closure) Wound dehiscence is paial or total disruption of any or all layers of the operative wound. Extrusion of abdominal viscera after rupture of all layers is know as evisceration . Management Wound dehiscence without evisceration: Prompt elective closure of the wound Wound dehiscence with evisceration: Wound is covered with moist towels Under GA, any exposed bowel or omentum is rinsed with RL containing antibiotics and then returned to abdomen Previous sutures are removed, wound is reclosed (Tension suturing )