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Surgical Site Infection and Analytic Morphometric Assessment of Body Composition in Patients Undergoing Midline Laparotomy

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2011

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Jay Lee, Michael N. Terjimanian, L.M. Tishberg, A.Z. Alawieh, Calista M. Harbaugh, Kyle H. Sheetz, Sven A. Holcombe, Stewart C. Wang, Christopher J. Sonnenday, Michael J. Englesbe
Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Abstract

Abdominal subcutaneous fat is an independent predictor of superficial incisional SSI after midline laparotomy. Novel morphometric measures may improve risk stratification and help elucidate the pathophysiology of surgical complications.

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