Abstract:Objective To analyze the risk factors for poor wound healing after cold knife conization (CKC) and construct a nomogram prediction model.Methods The clinical data of 567 patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) who underwent CKC at General Hospital of Southern Theater Command from January 2020 to January 2025 were retrospectively collected. Based on postoperative wound healing status, patients were divided into the unfavorable wound-healing group (n = 51) and the favorable wound-healing group (n = 516). Baseline data of the two groups were analyzed, and a generalized multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify influencing factors. A nomogram was constructed, and ROC curves, clinical decision curves, and calibration curves were plotted to evaluate discrimination and fit of the nomogram model.Results Comparison of two groups in terms of age, gravidity, parity, BMI, CIN grade, menopause rate, smoking history rate, hypertension history rate, age at first intercourse, lesion area proportion, number of involved quadrants, glandular involvement, surgery time, and intraoperative blood loss showed no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05). The unfavorable wound-healing group had a significantly higher prevalence of diabetes, preoperative abnormal vaginal microenvironment, resumption of sexual intercourse within 4 weeks after surgery, greater cone height, and a higher prevalence of HPV infection than the favorable wound-healing group (P < 0.05), whereas the hemoglobin level was significantly lower than that in the favorable wound-healing group (P < 0.05). Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis showed that diabetes mellitus [O^R = 4.737 (95% CI: 1.540, 14.564) ], preoperative abnormal vaginal microenvironment [O^R = 2.753 (95% CI: 1.206, 6.281) ], greater cone height [O^R = 218.344 (95% CI: 29.775, 1601.141) ], resumption of sexual intercourse within 4 weeks post-surgery [O^R = 34.968 (95% CI: 14.173, 86.273) ], and HPV infection [O^R = 8.467 (95% CI: 2.044, 35.065) ] were independent risk factors for unfavorable wound healing after CKC (P < 0.05), while higher hemoglobin level [O^R = 0.946 (95% CI: 0.919, 0.973) ] was a protective factor against unfavorable wound healing after CKC (P < 0.05). Based on the results of the multivariate binary logistic regression model, a nomogram prediction model for unfavorable wound healing after CKC was constructed: P = 1 / [1 + e-(-16.703 + 1.555 × diabetes + 1.031 × preoperative vaginal microenvironment - 0.056 × hemoglobin + 5.386 × cone height + 3.554 × resumption of sexual intercourse within 4 weeks post-surgery + 2.136 × HPV infection) ]. ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve for unfavorable wound healing after CKC was 0.932 (95% CI: 0.907, 0.964), with a specificity of 91.5% (95% CI: 0.708, 0.938) and sensitivity of 84.8% (95% CI: 0.886, 0.939). The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test indicated that the model had a good fit (P > 0.10). The clinical decision curve showed that the model provided a net clinical benefit.Conclusion Factors associated with unfavorable wound healing after CKC include diabetes, an abnormal preoperative vaginal microenvironment, a low hemoglobin level, greater cone height, resumption of sexual life within 4 weeks postoperatively, and HPV infection. The nomogram prediction model constructed based on these factors demonstrates high predictive efficacy.