A randomized controlled trial comparing cosmetic outcome after skin closure with ‘staples’ or ‘subcuticular sutures’ in emergency Cesarean section

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 290, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 655-659

  Sharma, Chanderdeep ^a   Verma, Ashok ^a   Soni, Anjali ^a   Thusoo, Meghna ^a   Mahajan, V K ^a   Verma, Suresh ^a  

^a Dr RPGMC Kangra at Tanda ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cesarean; Cosmesis; Emergency; Skin closure; Staples; Subcuticular; Sutures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURING METHOD; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATIVE TIME; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921951869     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-014-3274-9     Document Type: Article

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