ReviewInternational wound journal2016
Management of the open abdomen: clinical recommendations for the trauma/acute care surgeon and general surgeon.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Timing of planned reoperation after damage control surgery in patients with trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Pooled it
- Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non-trauma patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Current Therapy and Short-Term Results of Open Abdominal Management Among Non-trauma Patients.Cureus · 2026Article
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- Early application of abdominal re-approximation anchor system for the management of the open abdomen.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Safety and feasibility of open abdomen with negative pressure therapy in major liver trauma: a retrospective bicenter study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Temporary abdominal closure in trauma surgery: a comparative cohort study between open abdomen techniques with negative pressure therapy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Organ Donation after Open Abdominal Management with Negative-Pressure Dressing: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Successful Management of Complicated Burst Abdomen With Open Abdomen Using Only Simple Saline Dressing.Case reports in surgery · 2025Article
- Management of open abdomen complication after laparotomy in an ovarian cancer patient with intraperitoneal metastasis.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Economic Analysis of AbClo, a Novel Abdominal Fascia Closure Device, for Patients With an Open Abdomen Following Trauma or Acute Abdominal Surgery.Surgical innovation · 2024Article
- Surgical and procedural antibiotic prophylaxis in the surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee clinical consensus document.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2024Article
- Comparative efficacy of sequential treatment and open abdomen approaches for corrosive abdominal hemorrhage due to inadequate drainage of duodenal leakage: a cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- The Efficacy of VAMMFT Compared to "Bogota Bag" in Achieving Sheath Closure Following Temporary Abdominal Closure at Index Laparotomy for Trauma.World journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Use of a Modified ABTHERA ADVANCE™ Open Abdomen Dressing with Intrathoracic Negative-Pressure Therapy for Temporary Chest Closure After Damage Control Thoracotomy.The American journal of case reports · 2022Review
- Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Device Applied for Two-stage Closure of Enterocutaneous Fistula.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Cost evaluation of temporary abdominal closure methods in abdominal sepsis patients successfully treated with an open abdomen. Should we take temporary abdominal closure methods at face value? Health economic evaluation.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020Article
- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Improving Outcomes With A Multidisciplinary Approach - A Narrative Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2019Review
- Stoma Retraction in Super-Morbidly Obese Patient Leading to Class IV Midline Wound: A Cautionary Tale.Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reportsArticle
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Abstract
Traditionally, the surgical approach to managing abdominal injuries was to assess the extent of trauma, repair any damage and close the abdomen in one definitive procedure rather than leave the abdomen open. With advances in medicine, damage control surgery using temporary abdominal closure methods is being used to manage the open abdomen (OA) when closure is not possible. Although OA management is often observed in traumatic injuries, the extension of damage control surgery concepts, in conjunction with OA, for the management of the septic patient requires that the general surgeon who is faced with these challenges has a comprehensive knowledge of this complex subject. The purpose of this article is to provide guidance to the acute care and general surgeon on the use of OA negative pressure therapy (OA-NPT; ABTHERA™ Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy System, KCI, an ACELITY Company, San Antonio, TX) for OA management. A literature review of published evidence, clinical recommendations on managing the OA and a case study demonstrating OA management using OA-NPT have been included.
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