Abdominal incisions from creation to closure

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 429-436

  Nygaard, Ingrid E ^a   Squatrito, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DRAIN; HUMAN; INCISION; INFECTION RATE; LASER; SCALPEL; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRESSING;

DRAINAGE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; OBSTETRICS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030039164     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-199607000-00022     Document Type: Article

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