Obesity and the challenges of Caesarean delivery: Prevention and management of wound complications

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 406-414

  Ayres De Campos, Diogo ^a  

^a INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Caesarean section; Obesity; Post operative complications; Pregnancy; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEROMA; SKIN INCISION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE DEVICE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84933670794     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2014.08.009     Document Type: Article

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