No consensus on restrictions on physical activity to prevent incisional hernias after surgery

Hernia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 495-500

  Pommergaard, H C ^a,b   Burcharth, J ^a,b   Danielsen, A ^a,b   Angenete, E ^a,c   Haglind, E ^a,c   Rosenberg, J ^a,b  

^a SSORG (Scandinavian Surgical Outcomes Research Group)   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Incisional hernia; Physical activity; Prevention of hernia; Restrictions; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SWEDEN; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONSENSUS; HERNIA, VENTRAL; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT EDUCATION;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONSENSUS; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84905117920     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-013-1113-8     Document Type: Article

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