The effect of increasing body mass index on wound complications in open ventral hernia repair with mesh

Tastaldi, L; Krpata, DM; Prabhu, AS; Petro, CC; Rosenblatt, S; Haskins, IN; Olson, MA; Stewart, TG; Rosen, MJ; Greenberg, JA

Tastaldi, L (reprint author), Cleveland Clin Fdn, Comprehens Hernia Ctr, Digest Dis & Surg Inst, 9500 Euclid Ave,A-100, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 2019; 218 (3): 560

Abstract

Background: There is a paucity of data delineating the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and wound complications. We investigated the associa......

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