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Subcutaneous Tissue: To Suture or Not to Suture at Cesarean Section
- Source :
- Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol 1, Iss 6, Pp 259-264 (1994)
- Publication Year :
- 1994
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 1994.
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Abstract
- Objective: The null hypothesis for this investigation was that there was no difference in the frequency ofwound disruption betweenwomenwhohad theirsubcutaneous tissues approximated with suture and those who did not during cesarean section. Methods: During alternating months, consecutivewomen delivered by cesarean section either did (N 716) or did not (N 693) have their subcutaneous tissues closed with suture. All data were analyzed using chi square, Student’s t-test, Fisher’s exact probability test, analysis of variance, or logistic regression. Results:A 32% decrease in the frequency ofwound disruption was observed when subcutaneous tissues were brought into apposition with suture at cesarean section (P 0.03). Conclusions: Closure of Scarpa’s and Camper’s fascia with suture during cesarean section significantly decreased the frequency ofwound disruption in this population. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Article Subject
Population
Dermatology
lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
Suture (anatomy)
Chi-square test
Medicine
lcsh:RC109-216
education
reproductive and urinary physiology
lcsh:RG1-991
education.field_of_study
integumentary system
business.industry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fascia
Surgery
Apposition
Infectious Diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
Wound closure
business
Research Article
Subcutaneous tissue
Exact probability
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10980997 and 10647449
- Volume :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7d8b86f5422a6385eeebca0abb725574