Maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients: a systematic review

Aim: To describe the relationship between cesarean skin incision type and postoperative wound complications (WCs) in obese pregnant patients. Materials & methods: MEDLINE (PubMed and OVID), Embase, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were use...

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Main Authors: Dani Zoorob, Oxana Zarudskaya, James Van Hook, Hind N Moussa
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2020-0160
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James Van Hook
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description Aim: To describe the relationship between cesarean skin incision type and postoperative wound complications (WCs) in obese pregnant patients. Materials & methods: MEDLINE (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/m2 undergoing cesarean delivery and assessing the effect of skin incision type on postoperative maternal outcomes. Results: Ten 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). Conclusion: Transverse 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. PROSPERO registration ID: CRD42020151106
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spelling doaj-art-843d6ae452da40459a4be2961e0a0da22025-08-20T02:25:48ZengTaylor & Francis GroupFuture Science OA2056-56232021-03-017310.2144/fsoa-2020-0160Maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients: a systematic reviewDani Zoorob0Oxana Zarudskaya1James Van Hook2Hind N Moussa31Department of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology, University of Toledo College of Medicine &amp; Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43606, USA1Department of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology, University of Toledo College of Medicine &amp; Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43606, USA1Department of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology, University of Toledo College of Medicine &amp; Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43606, USA2Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USAAim: To describe the relationship between cesarean skin incision type and postoperative wound complications (WCs) in obese pregnant patients. Materials & methods: MEDLINE (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/m2 undergoing cesarean delivery and assessing the effect of skin incision type on postoperative maternal outcomes. Results: Ten 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). Conclusion: Transverse 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. PROSPERO registration ID: CRD42020151106https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2020-0160cesarean deliveryobesitytransverse skin incisionvertical skin incisionwound complication
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Oxana Zarudskaya
James Van Hook
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Maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients: a systematic review
Future Science OA
cesarean delivery
obesity
transverse skin incision
vertical skin incision
wound complication
title Maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients: a systematic review
title_full Maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients: a systematic review
title_fullStr Maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients: a systematic review
title_short Maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients: a systematic review
title_sort maternal morbidity associated with skin incision type at cesarean delivery in obese patients a systematic review
topic cesarean delivery
obesity
transverse skin incision
vertical skin incision
wound complication
url https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2020-0160
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