Wound closure in obese patients
Kozol, R.A.; Fromm, D.; Ackerman, N.B.; Chung, R.
Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics 162(5): 442-444
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-6087 PMID: 3704898 Document Number: 274623
A five year randomized prospective study was carried out to compare subcutaneous drains versus a type of stay suture closure in morbidly obese patients. While acceptable wound infection rates were found, no statistical superiority was established between these types of closures.
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