Suture Technique and Wound Healing in Midline Laparotomy Incisions

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 162, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 605-609

  Israelsson, Leif A ^a,d   Jonsson, Thorvaldur ^b   Knutsson, Anders ^c  

^a Sundsvall County Hospital   (Sweden)

^b Reykjavik City Hospital   (Iceland)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Incisional hernia; Obesity; Postoperative complications; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; LOGISTIC MODELS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029800020     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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