Wound complications in obese women after cesarean: A comparison of staples versus subcuticular suture

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 819-822

  Zaki, M N ^a,b   Truong, M ^a   Pyra, M ^a   Kominiarek, M A ^a   Irwin, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PATIENT HISTORY OF SURGERY; PREECLAMPSIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEROMA; SKIN INCISION; STAPLE CLOSURE; SUBCUTICULAR SUTURE CLOSURE; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; OBESITY; RISK; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURES;

EID: 84973109273     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2016.89     Document Type: Article

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