The influence of body mass index on the prevalence of complications after vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-88

  Rasmussen, Kjeld Leisgaard ^a,d   Neumann, Gudrun ^a   Ljungström, Britt ^b   Hansen, Villy ^c   Lauszus, Finn Friis ^c  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b SILKEBORG REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Complications; Hysterectomy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; ILEUS; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; WOUND;

BODY MASS INDEX; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642553379     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2004.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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