Risk factors for wound complications in morbidly obese women undergoing primary cesarean delivery

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1544-1548

  Thornburg, Loralei L ^a   Linder, Mitchell A ^a   Durie, Danielle E ^a   Walker, Brittany ^a   Pressman, Eva K ^a   Glantz, J Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Incision; Infection; Maternal obesity; Wound complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBESITY, MORBID; PARITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865511471     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.653422     Document Type: Article

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