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Objective To investigate the effect of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) for abdominal closure to prevent abdominal high pressure after intestinal transplantation.Method ADM was used for abdominal closure following intestinal transplantation in a 17-year-old man with ultra-short bowel syndrome.Two ADMs with 12 cm 20 cm were reconstituted intraoperatively with warm sterile normal saline.After flattened under peritoneum,the ADM was pruned and then sewn to the muscular layer of abdominal wall by interrupted transfixing suture with absorbable suture.A negative pressure drainage tube was placed over an area of native fascia in the subcutaneous space.Skin and soft tissues were closed by interrupted suture.Result The intra-abdominal pressure was not higher than 7 cmH2O 90 h post-operation.The ventilator has been withdrawn 18 h after operation.Enternal nutrition was given from postoperative day 6.He required surgical exploration for abdominal abscess on the postoperative day 19.The ADM closely adhered to the abdominal wall and no abscess in abdomen was related to ADM.Conclusion ADM can be safely used for abdominal closure and effectively prevent intraabdominal high pressure in this intestinal transplantation.No infection or graft loss occurred in the early postoperative period.More observations are needed to study the long-term results and complications in the future.
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Background: There are no accepted guidelines for the closure of laparotomy incisions in patients of peritonitis. As these patients differ from the patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery, the same recommendations for closure may not be applicable in both groups. Aim: To compare wound outcome parameters following closure of the laparotomy incision with absorbable and non-absorbable suture material using the continuous and interrupted techniques in patients of peritonitis. Method: A single blinded randomised controlled trial using Polygalactin–910 and Polypropylene, number 1 sutures, to close midline vertical incisions, placed in continuous and interrupted manner, was performed on 174 patients. Patients were randomised into four groups: Group A (Polygalactin-910 continuous suturing, n=40), B (Polygalactin-910 interrupted suturing, n=47), C (Polypropylene continuous suturing, n=45) and D (Polypropylene interrupted suturing, n=42). The incidence of wound infection, dehiscence, suture sinus formation and incisional hernia was recorded. Patients were followed up for a period of four years. Statistical analysis involved the chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests. A ‘p’ value of <0.05 was considered significant. Results: The study included 139 male and 35 female patients between the ages of 10 and 75 years. The incidence of wound infection (p=0.656), dehiscence (p=0.997), and incisional hernia (p=0.930) at 3 months and four years (p= 0.910) was not statistically significant. There was no sinus formation in groups A and B, however 2 patients of group C and 6 patients of group D did develop suture sinus (p=0.003). Conclusion: Suture material and technique of closure does not influence wound outcome in patients of peritonitis except for a significantly lower incidence of sinus formation when non-absorbable sutures are used.
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É apresentada uma técnica de controle da evisceração, empregada nos casos com indicação formal de laparostomia. Através da combinação de dupla prótese temporária (tela de polipropileno e película de poliamida), realizamos o "fechamento progressivo", o qual permite a síntese primária tardia da parede abdominal, sem o risco de fístula entérica. Os resultados da primeira série de 23 pacientes (1990-1994) são comparados a outro grupo (outras técnicas de laparostomia) do mesmo hospital. A mortalidade global foi de 39,1% em nossa série, contra 55,9% quando utilizadas outras técnicas (p = 0,003), não havendo diferença entre seus índices prognósticos (Apache II). Em todos os casos em que o fechamento progressivo foi concluído (22 pacientes), a síntese primária tardia da parede abdominal foi possível, mesmo que com longos períodos de laparostomia. O emprego da técnica não aumentou o tempo de internação. A reoperação programada e o controle dos focos sépticos foram mais efetivos, com uma média de revisões de cavidade igual a 6,8 contra 1,8 no outro grupo. Nenhuma fístula e nenhuma eventração decorreram do emprego da técnica. O recente emprego da técnica na Síndrome Compartimental do Abdome tem demonstrado grande benefício para estes pacientes críticos. Os novos conceitos sobre a laparostomia trouxeram importantes mudanças quanto aos seus critérios de indicação e novas exigências quanto ao seu refinamento técnico.
A new technique to preserve the abdominal wall in laparostomies will be presented. This technique proposes a different solution to minimize morbidity related to laparostomy using a double temporary prosthesis of polypropylene mesh and polyamide sheet. With the use of these prosthesis materials, a minimum parietal damage was shown and this technique allowed a delayed primary synthesis of the abdominal wall through progressive closure. Our results in the first 23 patient's group (1990-1994) will be show and compared to another group treated, at the same hospital by another laparostomy technique. In both groups the risk had being evaluated by Apache II score and there was no statistical difference between them, but the mortality rate was 39,1% in the first group and 55,9% in the second (p = 0,003). Even when there was a long time of "open abdomen" the delayed primary synthesis of the abdominal wall was accomplished (with the progressive closure technique). The scheduled operations to control septic focus were more easily performed. There was no fistula formation resulting from the use of the prosthesis and technique. The recent employment of this technique in patients with Compartimental Abdominal Syndrome, had shown good results. Newer understanding of laparostomy concepts had brought major alterations in its indication and technica improvement as well.