A comparison of barbed and smooth sutures for ovine cesarean delivery

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-217

  Greenberg, James A ^a   Walden, Scott ^b   Hammer, Carolyn M ^b   Grazul Bilska, Anna T ^b   Vonnahme, Kimberly A ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barbed suture; Cesarean delivery; Hysterotomy; Suture material; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

BARBED POLIGLECAPRONE; BARBED POLYDIOXANONE; BRAIDED POLYGLACTIN; CHROMIC CATGUT; SMOOTH POLIGLECAPRONE; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; FASCIA; FEMALE; FETUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; UTERUS; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 79955978051     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.12.017     Document Type: Article

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