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Risk factors for wound complications in morbidly obese women undergoing primary cesarean delivery

Loralei L. ThornburgDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Mitchell A. LinderDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Danielle E. DurieDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Brittany WalkerDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Eva K. PressmanDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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J. Christopher GlantzDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Pages 1544-1548 | Received 05 Oct 2011, Accepted 22 Dec 2011, Published online: 13 Feb 2012

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Rebekah J. Mccurdy, Laura A. Felder, Gabriele Saccone, Rodney K. Edwards, Loralei L. Thornburg, Caroline Marrs, Shayna N. Conner, Robert Strauss & Vincenzo Berghella. (2022) The association of skin incision placement during cesarean delivery with wound complications in obese women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 35:12, pages 2311-2323.
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Sawsan Al-Obaidly, Abdullah Al-Ibrahim, Najah Saleh, Mariam Al-Belushi, Zeena Al-Mansouri & Najat Khenyab. (2019) Third trimester ultrasound accuracy and delivery outcome in obese and morbid obese pregnant women. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 32:8, pages 1275-1279.
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Dzhamala Gilmandyar, Paula Zozzaro-Smith & Loralei L Thornburg. (2012) Complications and challenges in management of the obese expectant mother. Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology 7:6, pages 585-593.
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