Abdominal surgical incisions and perioperative morbidity among morbidly obese women undergoing cesarean delivery

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-19

  Bell, Jason ^a,b   Bell, Susan ^c   Vahratian, Anjel ^b   Awonuga, Awoniyi O ^a,d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Classical uterine incision; Morbid obesity; Pregnancy; Vertical skin incision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL RISK; UTERUS;

EID: 79951513743     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.07.043     Document Type: Article

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