Surgical Strategies for Management of the Open Abdomen

Management Strategies for the Open Abdomen: Survey of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Membership

(2016) A.A. MacLean et al.   ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA

Temporary Abdominal Closure with the Vacuum Pack Technique: a 5-Year Experience

(2016) H. Ozguc et al.   ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA

EPIDURAL ANALGESIA DECREASES INTRA ABDOMINAL PRESSURE IN POSTOPERATIVE PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY INTRA-ABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION

(2014) R.V. Hakobyan et al.   ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Multicentre prospective study of fascial closure rate after open abdomen with vacuum and mesh-mediated fascial traction

(2011) S. Acosta et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Early enteral nutrition can be successfully implemented in trauma patients with an “open abdomen”

(2010) Matthew C. Byrnes et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Changing paradigms in surgical resuscitation

(2010) Yvette Fouche et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Is the evolving management of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome improving survival?*

(2010) Michael L. Cheatham et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Postoperative Neuromuscular Blocker Use Is Associated With Higher Primary Fascial Closure Rates After Damage Control Laparotomy

(2010) Chadi T. Abouassaly et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

The Management of the Open Abdomen in Trauma and Emergency General Surgery: Part 1—Damage Control

(2010) Jose J. Diaz et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

Closing the Open Abdomen: Improved Success With Wittmann Patch Staged Abdominal Closure

(2009) Jordan A. Weinberg et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

Temporary Abdominal Closure Techniques: A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Polyglactin 910 Mesh and Vacuum-Assisted Closure

(2009) Tiffany K. Bee et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

Predefined Massive Transfusion Protocols are Associated With a Reduction in Organ Failure and Postinjury Complications

(2009) Bryan A. Cotton et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

The Wittmann Patch™ as a temporary abdominal closure device after decompressive celiotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome following burn

(2008) Magid Keramati et al.   BURNS

Modern Management of Complex Open Abdominal Wounds of War: A 5-Year Experience

(2008) Amy Vertrees et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Effect of Immediate Enteral Feeding on Trauma Patients with an Open Abdomen: Protection from Nosocomial Infections

(2008) Sharmila Dissanaike et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Treatment of the Open Abdomen with the Commercially Available Vacuum-Assisted Closure System in Patients with Abdominal Sepsis

(2008) D. Wondberg et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Temporary Closure of the Open Abdomen: A Systematic Review on Delayed Primary Fascial Closure in Patients with an Open Abdomen

(2008) Pieter Boele van Hensbroek et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

The Use of the Wittmann Patch Facilitates a High Rate of Fascial Closure in Severely Injured Trauma Patients and Critically Ill Emergency Surgery Patients

(2008) Brandon H. Tieu et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

Damage Control Hematology: The Impact of a Trauma Exsanguination Protocol on Survival and Blood Product Utilization

(2008) Bryan A. Cotton et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE