Abdominal Wound Dehiscence after Caesarean Section. Issue 5756 (1st May 1971)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mowat, James; Bonnar, John
• Is Part Of: BMJ. Volume 2:Issue 5756(1971)
• Page Start: 256
• Page End: 257
• Publication Date: 1971-05-01
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5756.256
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1447

Abstract

Abstract : In a series of 2, 175 patients delivered by caesarean section a dehiscence of the abdominal wound occurred in 50. Wound dehiscence was eight times more common with a vertical incision than with a low transverse incision of the abdominal wall; with the vertical incision the incidence of partial and complete dehisence was 2·94% and with the low transverse incision no complete dehiscence occurred and the incidence of partial dehisence was 0·37%. The increased use of the low transverse incision would greatly reduce the serious complication of wound dehiscence after caesarean section.