ReviewWorld journal of emergency surgery : WJES2017
The role of open abdomen in non-trauma patient: WSES Consensus Paper.
Review in World journal of emergency surgery : WJES, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03337984 (Damage Control Surgery in the Treatment of Hinchey Stage III and IV Diverticulitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Damage Control Surgery in the Treatment of Hinchey Stage III and IV Diverticulitis: an Italian Nationwide Survey
Who cites it
53 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Is there a role for botulinum toxin A in the emergency setting for delayed abdominal wall closure in the management of the open abdomen? A systematic review.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2023Pooled it
- Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non-trauma patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- 2020 WSES guidelines for the detection and management of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2021Guideline
- Perforated and bleeding peptic ulcer: WSES guidelines.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2020Guideline
- The unrestricted global effort to complete the COOL trial.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Trial
- Ethical considerations in conducting surgical research in severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2019Trial
- Damage control surgery and open abdomen in Hinchey III-IV acute diverticulitis: current practice from a nationwide Italian survey.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- When colon cancer crosses boundaries: acute abdomen from direct pancreatic infiltration by a splenic flexure tumour.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Adult Malrotation With Midgut Volvulus: A Case Requiring Temporary Abdominal Closure and Second-Look Operation.Cureus · 2026Article
- EHS Guidelines on the Management of Primary Ventral and Incisional Hernias Under Emergency Conditions.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2026Review
- Stepwise plication of abdominal mesh technique for open abdomen closure.Acta cirurgica brasileira · 2026Article
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- Mesh-mediated fascial traction for open abdomen management to prevent planned ventral hernias: a retrospective cohort.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Open abdomen versus primary closure in the management of severe abdominal sepsis: What is the right way? Results of the last 5 years of a reference center.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy: A Novel Approach for Terminal Ileum Anastomosis Success.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Damage control surgery in non-traumatic abdominal emergencies: prognostic value of SOFA, APACHEII, and Mannheim peritonitis index.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- Open Abdominal Management for Damage Control in Liver Transplantation: A Single-center Experience.Transplantation direct · 2024Article
- Should Empiric Anti-Fungals Be Administered Routinely for All Patients with Perforated Peptic Ulcers? A Critical Review of the Existing Literature.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Open or closed abdomen post laparotomy to control severe abdominal sepsis: a survival analysis.Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes · 2024Article
- Optimized Treatment of Nosocomial Peritonitis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
The open abdomen (OA) is defined as intentional decision to leave the fascial edges of the abdomen un-approximated after laparotomy (laparostomy). The abdominal contents are potentially exposed and therefore must be protected with a temporary coverage, which is referred to as temporal abdominal closure (TAC). OA use remains widely debated with many specific details deserving detailed assessment and clarification. To date, in patients with intra-abdominal emergencies, the OA has not been formally endorsed for routine utilization; although, utilization is seemingly increasing. Therefore, the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), Abdominal Compartment Society (WSACS) and the Donegal Research Academy united a worldwide group of experts in an international consensus conference to review and thereafter propose the basis for evidence-directed utilization of OA management in non-trauma emergency surgery and critically ill patients. In addition to utilization recommendations, questions with insufficient evidence urgently requiring future study were identified.
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