title: REMOVED: The relationship between primary cesarean delivery skin incision type and wound complications in women with morbid obesity.
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  The original publication reported that univariate analysis showed that a vertical skin incision in obese women undergoing Cesarean delivery was associated with a higher odds ratio for wound complications than a transverse skin incision. Multivariable analyses showed a reversal of the association (i.e. the odds of wound complications were lower in women with a vertical skin incision). However, there was an error in the way the variable was entered in the logistic analysis. Re-analysis with the correct coding of the variable indicates that a transverse skin incision is associated with decreased odds of wound complication compared to a vertical skin incision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Caroline C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Marrs
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Hind N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Baha M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Sibai
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Sean C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Blackwell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries; D049291:Seroma / Q000453:epidemiology; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000453:epidemiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: cesarean delivery; morbid obesity; obesity; skin incision; wound complication