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Abstract In a non-randomized cohort study, we com- pared continuous with interrupted sutures for the closure of the lower uterine segment at cesarean section.
Arch Gynecol Obstet (2003) 268:26–28 DOI 10.1007/s00404-002-0308-5

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M. Hohlagschwandtner · K. Chalubinski · A. Nather P. Husslein · E. A. Joura

Continuous vs interrupted sutures for single-layer closure of uterine incision at cesarean section Received: 3 December 2001 / Accepted: 7 January 2002 / Published online: 7 May 2002 © Springer-Verlag 2002

Abstract In a non-randomized cohort study, we compared continuous with interrupted sutures for the closure of the lower uterine segment at cesarean section. Eightytwo women, who underwent cesarean section at the Department of Obstetrics at the University Hospital of Vienna between January and May 2000, were included in the study. Thirty-eight patients had single-layer closure of the lower uterine segment and 43 patients had closure with interrupted sutures. There were significant differences in total operating-time (32 min vs 40 min, P=0.001) and in the pre- and postoperative maternal hemoglobin (∆Hb 0.6 g/dl vs 1.1 g/dl, P

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