Effects of wound closure on wound healing in gynecologic surgery: A systematic literature review

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Boesch, Cedric E ^a   Umek, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gynecologic surgical procedures; Postoperative complications; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 63749106446     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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