Prophylactic retention sutures in midline laparotomy in high-risk patients for wound dehiscence: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 238-243

  Khorgami, Zhamak ^a   Shoar, Saeed ^a   Laghaie, Bardia ^a   Aminian, Ali ^b   Hosseini Araghi, Negin ^a   Soroush, Ahmadreza ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dehiscence; High risk patients; Prophylaxis; Retention suture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FASCIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURST ABDOMEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVISCERATION; FASCIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDLINE LAPAROTOMY; NYLON SUTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RETENTION SUTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SUTURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURES;

EID: 84875220145     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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