Influence of abdominal-wound closure technique on complications after surgery: A randomised study

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9164, 1999, Pages 1563-1567

  Niggebrugge, Arthur H P ^a   Trimbos, J Baptist ^b   Hermans, Jo ^c   Steup, Willem Hans ^d   Van De Velde, Cornelis J H ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0033535813     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)10181-2     Document Type: Article

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