Polyglyconate or polyglycolic acid sutures for abdominal fascial closure in patients with suspected impaired wound healing;Polyglykonat- Eller polyglykolsyresutur hos patienter med forventet hæmmet sårheling

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 159, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1100-1103

  Osther, Palle Jörn ^a   Gjøde, Poul ^a   Mortensen, Birthe Bŗndum ^a   Mortensen, Peter Brøndum ^a   Andersen, John Bartholin ^a   Gottrup, Finn ^a  

^a KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAXON; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURE; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031575482     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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