Management of laparotomy wound dehiscence

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1224-1227

  Abbott, Daniel E ^a   Dumanian, Gregory A ^a   Halverson, Amy L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MESH SLING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; FASCIA; FOLLOW UP; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FASCIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; POLYGLACTIN 910; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849205813     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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