Adhesion prevention after cesarean delivery: Evidence, and lack of it

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 211, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 446-452

  Walfisch, Asnat ^a,b   Beloosesky, Ron ^a,b   Shrim, Alon ^a,b   Hallak, Mordechai ^a,b  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

adhesion barriers; pelvic adhesions; peritoneal closure; repeat cesarean section

Indexed keywords

ADHESION BARRIER; CESAREAN SECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE ADHESION; WOUND CLOSURE; FEMALE; PERITONEAL DISEASES; PERITONEUM; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TISSUE ADHESIONS; UTERINE DISEASES;

ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; CESAREAN SECTION; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DISEASES; PERITONEUM; PREGNANCY; TISSUE ADHESIONS; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 84908342924     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.05.027     Document Type: Review

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