Smoking is a major risk factor for wound dehiscence after midline abdominal incision; Case?control study

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-250

  Abbas, Saleh M ^a,b   Hill, Andrew G ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Manning Base Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dehiscence; Laparotomy; Respiratory disease; Smoking; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATING ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 65349127566     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04854.x     Document Type: Article

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