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OPEN ABDOMEN, WHAT IS NEW IN ITS SURGICAL MANAGEMENT? [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2009
Open abdomen is a concept that the abdomen is left open after laparotomy especially when it was done as emergency for traumatic abdomen or reopens the abdomen when signs of increase intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) causing abdominal compartment syndrome ...
Ghassan AA Nasir
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Open Abdomen Treatment in Acute Pancreatitis

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is a heterogeneous and life-threatening disease. While recent guidelines recommend a stepwise approach starting with non-surgical techniques, emergency laparotomy remains inevitable in certain situations.
Jonas Henn, Philipp Lingohr, Vittorio Branchi, Alexander Semaan, Martin W. von Websky, Tim R. Glowka, Jörg C. Kalff, Steffen Manekeller, Hanno Matthaei   +8 more
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Assessment of risk factors for enteric fistula and intra-abdominal sepsis in patients with open abdomen in trauma: An original research

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2023
Introduction: In emergency surgeries, open abdomen or laparostomy, especially with perforated viscus, has been used primarily to prevent delayed ventral hernia, burst abdomen, and abdominal compartment syndrome.
Sukumaran Vengail, Dharamveer Chandrakar, Ajit K Naik, Amiya K Nayak, Akriti Mahajan, Priyanjali Dutta   +5 more
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Management of the Open Abdomen [PDF]

Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 2018
AbstractManagement of the abdominal catastrophe requires a multidisciplinary approach. The plastic surgeon is a key member of the surgical team assisting in the creation of a durable, functional anatomic abdominal wall reconstruction. Plastic surgeons must be familiar with the concepts and pathophysiology related to the open abdomen, techniques for ...
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Case Report: Delayed Primary Wound Closure After Extensive Abdominal Wall Resection for Infection and Malignancy Using TopClosure®

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
The closure of a massive abdominal wall defect is illustrated using a novel dynamic closure technique - the TopClosure® tension relief system. This system attaches to the abdominal wall immediately after laparotomy and allows for early approximation of ...
Evgeny Solomonov, Muhammad Khalifa, Vladimir Rozentsvaig, Itzhak Koifman, Seema Biswas, Seema Biswas, Moris Topaz   +6 more
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A new device to prevent fascial retraction in the open abdomen – proof of concept in vivo

BMC Surgery, 2019
Background An open abdomen is often necessary for survival of patients after peritonitis, compartment syndrome, or in damage control surgery. However, abdominal wall retraction relieves delays and complicates abdominal wall closure.
Roman Eickhoff, Maria Guschlbauer, Alexandra C. Maul, Christian D. Klink, Ulf P. Neumann, Michael Engel, Martin Hellmich, Anja Sterner-Kock, Christian F. Krieglstein   +8 more
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Efficacy and safety of negative wound pressure in the treatment of surgical complications after radical cystectomy: a retrospective cohort study

Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2023
Background: Negative pressure wound treatment (NPWT) is a relatively new, but promising method for management of surgical site infection (SSI). The literature data on the use of NPWT for complications in oncology surgery, and after radical cystectomy (RC)
Mariya V. Berkut, Alexey M. Belyaev, Nikolay F. Krotov, Marina E. Karaseva, Alexander K. Nosov   +4 more
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Intraperitoneal mesh implantation for fascial dehiscence and open abdomen [PDF]

, 2012
Postoperative fascial dehiscence and open abdomen are severe postoperative complications and are associated with surgical site infections, fistula, and hernia formation at long-term follow-up.
Kurmann, Anita, Candinas, Daniel, Anita Kurmann, Moritz Scholtes, Guido Beldi, Beldi, Guido, Scholtes, Moritz, Christian A. Seiler, Seiler, Christian A, Daniel Candinas   +9 more
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Fluid Management, Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: A Narrative Review

Life, 2022
Background: General pathophysiological mechanisms regarding associations between fluid administration and intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) are evident, but specific effects of type, amount, and timing of fluids are less clear.
Rita Jacobs, Robert D. Wise, Ivan Myatchin, Domien Vanhonacker, Andrea Minini, Michael Mekeirele, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Bruno M. Pereira, Michael Sugrue, Bart De Keulenaer, Zsolt Bodnar, Stefan Acosta, Janeth Ejike, Salar Tayebi, Johan Stiens, Colin Cordemans, Niels Van Regenmortel, Paul W. G. Elbers, Xavier Monnet, Adrian Wong, Wojciech Dabrowski, Philippe G. Jorens, Jan J. De Waele, Derek J. Roberts, Edward Kimball, Annika Reintam Blaser, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain   +26 more
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How to deal with an open abdomen? [PDF]

, 2015
  Appropriate open abdomen treatment is one of the key elements in the management of patients who require decompressive laparotomy or in whom the abdomen is left open prophylactically.
Björck, Martin, Sibaja, Pablo, Sugrue, Michael, De Waele, Jan J.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, Kaplan, Mark   +4 more
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