Pfannenstiel versus maylard incision for cesarean delivery: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 745-750

  Giacalone, Pierre‐Ludovic ^a   Daures, Jean‐Pierre ^a   Vignal, Jacques ^a   Herisson, Christian ^a   Hedon, Bernard ^a   Laffargue, François ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAYLARD INCISION; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PFANNENSTIEL INCISION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ANALGESICS; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036230294     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)01957-9     Document Type: Article

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