RT Book, Section
A1 Roses, Robert E.
A1 Morris, Jon B.
A2 Zinner, Michael J.
A2 Ashley, Stanley W.
SR Print(0)
ID 57006285
T1 Chapter 6. Incisions, Closures, and Management of the Abdominal Wound
T2 Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 12e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163388-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57006285
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  impact  that  the  planning,  execution,  and  closure  of  an  incision  has  on  the  outcome  of  an  abdominal  operation  should  not  be  underestimated.  The  high  combined  incidence  of  surgical  site  infection  (SSI),  wound  dehiscence,  and  hernia  formation  suggests  a  dominant  contribution  of  wound  complications  to  surgical  morbidity.  Moreover,  the  quality  of  exposure  provided  by  an  incision  influences  the  ease  and  safety  with  which  an  operation  can  be  undertaken  and  the  outcome  in  ways  which  defy  easy  quantification.