title: A prospective study of closure techniques of abdominal incisions in infants and children.
abstract: In a prospective study of layered versus mass closure of abdominal incisions in infants and children, 34 cases underwent wound closure by layered and mass closure technique on an alternate basis. All the patients were assessed for their nutritional status and haemoglobin level pre-operatively, and wound complications were compared with respect to closure technique, nutritional status and normal haemoglobin level. Presence of protein energy malnutrition and anaemia did not increase the risk of wound complications with either of the technique.
authors.affiliation: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chana
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D013536:Suture Techniques