A Randomized Controlled Trial of Early Versus Delayed Skin Staple Removal Following Caesarean Section in the Obese Patient

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 426-433

  Nuthalapaty, Francis S ^a   Lee, Christy M ^a   Lee, Jill H ^a   Kuper, Spencer G ^a   Higdon, H Lee ^a  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Obesity; Skin closure; Staples; Surgical site infection; Wound complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED SKIN STAPLE REMOVAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; EARLY SKIN STAPLE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SEROMA; SUBCUTANEOUS WOUND DEPTH; SUPERFICIAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRANSVERSE INCISION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SKIN CLIP WOUND CLOSURE; STAPLES; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE; TIME; WOUND COMPLICATIONS;

CAESAREAN SECTION; OBESITY; SKIN CLOSURE; STAPLES; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; WOUND COMPLICATIONS;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; OBESITY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SEROMA; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884706181     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30933-6     Document Type: Article

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