Comparison of sutured versus non-sutured subcutaneous fat tissue in abdominal surgery: A prospective randomized study

European Surgical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 350-358

  Paral, J ^a,c   Ferko, A ^a   Varga, J ^b   Antos, F ^b   Plodr, M ^a   Lochman, P ^a   Subrt, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BULOVKA   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Subcutaneous fat tissue; Subcutaneous suturing; Suture material; Wound healing, complications

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SUTURING METHOD; TWO TAILED TEST; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 35449005345     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000105263     Document Type: Article

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