Risk factors and prevention of incisional hernia - What is evidence-based?;Risikoprofil und Rezidivprophylaxe der Narbenhernie - Was ist Evidenzbasiert?

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 453-457

  Jargon, D ^a   Friebe, V ^a   Hopt, U T ^a   Obermaier, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Incisional hernia; Prevention; Recurrence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FASCIA; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SUTURING METHOD;

EARLY AMBULATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FASCIA; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 53849105101     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076961     Document Type: Article

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