Greater Success of Primary Fascial Closure of the Open Abdomen: A Retrospective Study Analyzing Applied Surgical Techniques, Success of Fascial Closure, and Variables Affecting the Results.

Kääriäinen, M; Kuuskeri, M; Helminen, M; Kuokkanen, H

Kääriäinen, M; Kuuskeri, M; Helminen, M; Kuokkanen, H.

Affiliation

Kääriäinen M; 1 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Kuuskeri M; 1 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Helminen M; 2 School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere and Science Centre, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Finland.
Kuokkanen H; 3 Division of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

Scand J Surg ; 106(2): 145-151, 2017 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27528695

Subject(s)

Abdominal Wall/surgery; Abdominal Wound Closure Techniques; Laparotomy/adverse effects; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy/methods; Quality Improvement; Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Cohort Studies; Fascia; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Laparotomy/methods; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Surgical Mesh; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Wound Healing/physiology

Key words

Open abdomen; abdominal catastrophe; component separation; fascial closure; mesh-mediated medial traction; negative pressure wound therapy

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Abdominal Wall / Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Abdominal Wound Closure Techniques / Quality Improvement / Laparotomy Type of study: Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Scand J Surg Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Finland Country of publication: United kingdom

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