Randomized clinical trial of mesh versus sutured wound closure after open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1497-1502

  Bevis, P M ^a,b   Windhaber, R A J ^b   Lear, P A ^c   Poskitt, K R ^a   Earnshaw, J J ^d   Mitchell, D C ^c  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77957007560     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7137     Document Type: Article

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