Mesh repair for postoperative wound dehiscence in the presence of infection: Is absorbable mesh safer than non-absorbable mesh?

Hernia

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 409-413

  van't Riet, M ^a   de Vos van Steenwijk, P J ^a   Bonjer, H J ^a   Steyerberg, E W ^a   Jeekel, J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absorbable; Infection; Mesh; Non absorbable; Wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLYESTER; POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILEUS; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURVIVAL; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMEN; ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLACTIN 910; POLYPROPYLENES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848817020     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-007-0240-5     Document Type: Article

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