A combination of subcuticular sutures and a drain for skin closure reduces wound complications in obese women undergoing surgery using vertical incisions

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-165

  Inotsume Kojima, Y ^a   Uchida, T ^a   Abe, M ^b   Doi, T ^b   Kanayama, N ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Fujinomiya City General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Obesity; Subcutaneous drain; Subcuticular suture; Surgical site infection; Wound complications

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEROMA; STAPLER; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ADULT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78951476113     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.016     Document Type: Article

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