A multicenter randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of small stitches on the incidence of incisional hernia in midline incisions

BMC Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Harlaar, Joris J ^a   Deerenberg, Eva B ^a   Van Ramshorst, Gabrielle H ^a   Lont, Harold E ^b   Van Der Borst, Ed C M H ^c   Schouten, Willem R ^a   Heisterkamp, Joos ^c   Van Doorn, Helena C ^a   Cense, Huib A ^d   Berends, Frits ^e   Stockmann, Hein B A C ^f   Vrijland, Wietske W ^g   Consten, Esther C J ^f   Ottow, Reyer T ^h   Go, Peter M N Y H ⁱ   Hermans, John J ^a   Steyerberg, Ewout W ^a   Lange, Johan F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Vlietland Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^c Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^d RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f Rijnstate Ziekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^g SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^h Groene Hart Ziekenhuis Gouda   (Netherlands)

ⁱ ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 80052025917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-11-20     Document Type: Article

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