ReviewFuture science OA2020
Maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients: a systematic review.
Review in Future science OA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review with meta-analysis on prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy versus standard dressing for obese women after caesarean section.Nursing open · 2023Pooled it
- Randomized trial assessing transverse supraumbilical incisions for cesarean sections in morbid obese women with pannus.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Vertical versus transverse abdominal incision in placental abruption: a propensity score-matched study on the trade-off between speed and maternal-neonatal safety.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Abdominal wound dehiscence after appendectomy during pregnancy treated by negative pressure wound therapy with subsequent vaginal delivery: A case report and literature review.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Review
- Striking a balance between aesthetics and safety: a comparative study on the maternal and neonatal outcomes of mini-incision cesarean section.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Incidence and risk factors for surgical wound complications in women with body mass index >30 kg/mAJOG global reports · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimTo describe the relationship between cesarean skin incision type and postoperative wound complications (WCs) in obese pregnant patients. MATERIALS &
methodsMEDLINE (PubMed and OVID), Embase, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were used for publication search. Selection criteria consisted of articles studying pregnant patients with BMI ≥30 kg/m
resultsTen publications met criteria for a systematic review of a total of 2946 patients. The transverse skin incision was associated with a lower rate of WC compared with the vertical skin incision. The pooled risk ratio for WCs was 0.47 (95% CI: 0.37-0.58; p < 0.00001).
conclusionTransverse skin incision may be preferable to vertical skin incision at cesarean delivery in pregnant patients with obesity as it may be associated with a lower rate of WCs.
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