Wound infection in the obese pregnant woman

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 345-349

  Tipton, Amanda M ^a   Cohen, Stephen A ^a   Chelmow, David ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Cesarean delivery; Obesity; Wound hematoma; Wound infection; Wound seroma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CELLULITIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 82955180287     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2011.05.020     Document Type: Review

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