The Effect of Cesarean Delivery Skin Incision Approach in Morbidly Obese Women on the Rate of Classical Hysterotomy

Objective. To assess the risk of classical hysterotomy and surgical morbidity among women with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m2 who underwent a supraumbilical incision at the time of cesarean delivery. Methods. We conducted a retrospective cohort study in women having a BMI greater tha...

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Main Authors: Brian E. Brocato, Edwin M. Thorpe, Luis M. Gomez, Jim Y. Wan, Giancarlo Mari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/890296
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