The effect of obesity on total abdominal hysterectomy

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1915-1918

  Harmanli, Oz ^a   Dandolu, Vani ^b   Lidicker, Jeff ^c   Ayaz, Reyhan ^a   Panganamamula, Uma R ^b   Isik, Ebru F ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTESTINE INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSFUSION; URINARY TRACT INJURY; URINE RETENTION; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; ILEUS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PENNSYLVANIA; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958019861     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2032     Document Type: Article

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