Prevention of incisional hernias. How to close a midline incision.

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1027-1040

  Israelsson, Leif A ^a,b   Millbourn, Daniel ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hernia; Postoperative complications; Surgical wound dehiscence; Surgical wound infection; Wound closure techniques

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE MATERIAL; NONABSORBABLE SUTURE MATERIAL; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND COMPLICATION;

HERNIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84883801212     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: 15583171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.06.009     Document Type: Review

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