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| Title |
New suture materials for midline laparotomy closure: an experimental study
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| Published in |
BMC Surgery, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2482-14-70 |
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| Authors |
Juan M Bellón, Paloma Pérez-López, Raquel Simón-Allue, Sandra Sotomayor, Bárbara Pérez-Köhler, Estefanía Peña, Gemma Pascual, Begoña Calvo |
| Abstract |
Midline laparotomy closure carries a significant risk of incisional hernia. This study examines the behavior of two new suture materials, an elastic material, polyurethane (PUe), and a barbed polydioxanone (PDXb) suture thread in a rabbit model of midline incision closure. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 70 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 69 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 9% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 19 | 27% |
| Unknown | 15 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 41% |
| Engineering | 5 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 16 | 23% |