Table 1 Scoring criteria used to describe inflammation and incision openness of the surgical site of tagged recaptured walleye, modified from incision index of Wagner et al. [14]
From: Estimating incision healing rate for surgically implanted acoustic transmitters from recaptured fish
Score | Incision openness | Inflammation |
|---|---|---|
0 | Dermis was completely healed | No inflammation present |
0.05–0.25 | Dermis was mostly healed (<25% of incision open) | Low levels of inflammation present (<25% of sutures and incision inflamed) |
0.30–0.50 | Obvious dermal healing along less than half the length of the incision (between 30 and 50% opened) | Low to moderate levels of inflammation present (between 30 and 50% of incision and suture inflamed) |
0.55–0.75 | Some obvious dermal healing along more than half (55–75%) of the length of the incision | Moderate to high levels of inflammation present throughout incision and sutures (between 55 and 75% inflamed) |
0.80–0.95 | Only trace evidence of dermal healing (80–90% of the incision open) | High levels of inflammation present throughout entire incision and sutures (up to 95% of the incision and sutures inflamed) |
1 | No evidence of dermal healing along the length of the incision (incision is 100% open) | High levels of inflammation along incision and/or sutures |