Comparison of staples vs subcuticular suture in class III obese women undergoing cesarean: a randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 451.e1-451.e8

  Zaki, Mary N ^a   Wing, Deborah A ^a   McNulty, Jennifer A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Millers Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

cesarean delivery; class III obesity; severely obese; skin closure; smoking; staples; surgical site infections; sutures; tobacco; wound infection; wound separation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL STAPLE; SUTURE TECHNIQUE; TOBACCO USE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND HEALING; BODY MASS; CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SURGICAL STAPLING; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 85044540276     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.02.011     Document Type: Article

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