title: Post-cholecystectomy wound morbidity: the influence of electrosurgery.
abstract: The wound morbidity patterns following elective cholecystectomy were reviewed in 235 patients. The method used to divide the musculo-aponeurotic layers of the abdominal wall did not influence the overall wound morbidity rate. There was, however, a disproportionate number of males with wound morbidity following an electrosurgical incision. The explanation may be related to the increased rectus muscle mass in males.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors