Risk factors for wound complications in midline abdominal incisions related to the size of stitches

Hernia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-266

  Millbourn, D ^a   Cengiz, Y ^a   Israelsson, L A ^b  

^a SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Post operative complications; Surgical site infection Incisional hernia; Surgical wound infection; Suture technique

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051579894     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-010-0775-8     Document Type: Article

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