Laparoscopic surgery compared with open surgery decreases surgical site infection in obese patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 256, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 934-945

  Shabanzadeh, Daniel M ^a   Sørensen, Lars T ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BMI; laparoscopic surgery; obesity; surgical site infection; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ABDOMEN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84870062957     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318269a46b     Document Type: Review

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