Technical aspects of the cesarean section

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Bolla, Daniele ^a   Schöning, Andrea ^a   Drack, Gero ^a   Hornung, René ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Joel Cohen incision; Pfannenstiel incision; Uterine incision

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CAUTERIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLEANING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONEUM; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 78049318885     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-010-0560-9     Document Type: Review

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