ArticleEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2021
Open abdomen closure methods for severe abdominal sepsis: a retrospective cohort study.
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- FasciotensHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Vacuum-assisted closure or primary closure with relaparotomy on-demand in patients with secondary peritonitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Pooled it
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- Vacuum-Assisted Closure Significantly Reduces Surgical Postoperative Complications Compared With Primary Abdominal Closure in Patients With Secondary Peritonitis: A Comparative Retrospective Study.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Narrative Review of Open Abdomen Management and Comparison of Different Temporary Abdominal Closure Techniques.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- Establishment and evaluation of an improved rat model of open abdomen.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2024Article
- Is damage control surgery useful in the treatment of colorectal perforation? A single-center case-control study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Tertiary peritonitis: considerations for complex team-based care.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Review
- Focus on emergency general surgery.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Is open abdominal management useful in nontrauma emergency surgery for older adults? A single-center retrospective study.Surgery today · 2021Article
- Abdominal and thoracic wall closure: damage control surgery's cinderella.Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia)Review
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Abstract
purposeThe open abdomen (OA) procedure as part of damage control surgery represents a significant surgical advance in severe intra-abdominal infections. Major techniques used for OA are negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and non-NPWT. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the effects of different abdominal closure methods and their outcomes in patients presenting with abdominal sepsis treated with OA. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed clinical outcomes of patients affected by severe intra-abdominal sepsis treated with OA. Demographic features, mortality prediction score, abdominal closure methods, length of hospital stay, complications and mortality rates of patients were determined and compared.
resultsThis study included 106 patients, of whom 77 underwent OA with NPWT and 29 with non-NPWT. OA duration was longer in NPWT patients (p = 0.007). In-hospital mortality rates in NPWT and in non-NPWT patients were 40.3% and 51.7%, respectively (p = 0.126), with an overall 30-day mortality rate of 18.2% and 51.7%, respectively (p = 0.0002). After emergency colorectal surgery, patients who underwent OA with NPWT had a lower rate of colostomy (p = 0.025).
conclusionsNPWT is the best temporary abdominal closure technique to decrease mortality and colostomy rates in patients managed with OA for severe intra-abdominal infections.
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