Complications in abdominoplasty: A risk factor analysis

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1250-1254

  Momeni, Arash ^a   Heier, Mathias ^a   Bannasch, Holger ^a   Stark, G Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominoplasty; Complications; Male gender; Obesity; Risk factor; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINOPLASTY; ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LIPOSUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBESITY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROMA; SKIN NECROSIS; SMOKING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70149121200     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.03.043     Document Type: Article

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