Randomized clinical trial comparing blunt tapered and standard needles in closing abdominal fascia

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 441-445

  Nordkam, Rob A G ^a   Bluyssen, Simone J M ^a   Van Goor, Harry ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEEDLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ABDOMEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEEDLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 23444446742     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-7586-y     Document Type: Article

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