The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients: WSES guidelines

Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Peritoneal Resuscitation in the Management of Trauma Patients Undergoing Damage Control Surgery

(2017) Jason W. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Open abdomen with vacuum-assisted wound closure and mesh-mediated fascial traction in patients with complicated diffuse secondary peritonitis

(2017) Matti Tolonen et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Damage Control Surgery for Non-traumatic Abdominal Emergencies

(2017) Edouard Girard et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Open abdomen with vacuum-assisted wound closure and mesh-mediated fascial traction in patients with complicated diffuse secondary peritonitis

(2017) Matti Tolonen et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

(2017) Massimo Sartelli et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

The role of open abdomen in non-trauma patient: WSES Consensus Paper

(2017) Federico Coccolini et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

IROA: International Register of Open Abdomen, preliminary results

(2017) Federico Coccolini et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Acute mesenteric ischemia: guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery

(2017) Miklosh Bala et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the repair of potentially contaminated and contaminated abdominal wall defects

(2016) Jasper J. Atema et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Indications for Use of Damage Control Surgery in Civilian Trauma Patients

(2016) Derek J. Roberts et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

A Reservoir of Mature Cavity Macrophages that Can Rapidly Invade Visceral Organs to Affect Tissue Repair

(2016) Jing Wang et al.   CELL

ESTES guidelines: acute mesenteric ischaemia

(2016) J. V. T. Tilsed et al.   European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Temporary Abdominal Closure After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Observational Studies

(2016) S. Acosta et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Editor's Choice – Abdominal Compartment Syndrome After Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Nationwide Population Based Study

(2016) S. Ersryd et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Management and closure of the open abdomen after damage control laparotomy for trauma. A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2016) A.E. Sharrock et al.   INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED

The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)

(2016) Mervyn Singer et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Opinions of Practicing Surgeons on the Appropriateness of Published Indications for Use of Damage Control Surgery in Trauma Patients: An International Cross-Sectional Survey

(2016) Derek J. Roberts et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Safety of minimizing preoperative starvation in critically ill and intubated trauma patients

(2016) Brodie A. Parent et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Nontrauma open abdomens

(2016) Brandon R. Bruns et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

International consensus conference on open abdomen in trauma

(2016) Osvaldo Chiara et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Classification, prevention and management of entero-atmospheric fistula: a state-of-the-art review

(2016) Salomone Di Saverio et al.   LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Amended Classification of the Open Abdomen

(2016) M. Björck et al.   Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Intraoperative modifiable risk factors of colorectal anastomotic leakage: Why surgeons and anesthesiologists should act together

(2016) S.J. van Rooijen et al.   International Journal of Surgery

Safety of minimizing preoperative starvation in critically ill and intubated trauma patients

(2016) Brodie A. Parent et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Nontrauma open abdomens

(2016) Brandon R. Bruns et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

International consensus conference on open abdomen in trauma

(2016) Osvaldo Chiara et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Active Negative Pressure Peritoneal Therapy After Abbreviated Laparotomy

(2015) Andrew W. Kirkpatrick et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Transfusion of Plasma, Platelets, and Red Blood Cells in a 1:1:1 vs a 1:1:2 Ratio and Mortality in Patients With Severe Trauma

(2015) John B. Holcomb et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Open Abdomen with Concomitant Enteroatmospheric Fistula: Attempt to Rationalize the Approach to a Surgical Nightmare and Proposal of a Clinical Algorithm

(2015) Salomone Di Saverio et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Indications for use of damage control surgery and damage control interventions in civilian trauma patients

(2015) Derek J. Roberts et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Epidemiology of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in a well-defined Norwegian population with trends in incidence, intervention rate, and mortality

(2015) Andreas Reite et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Abdominal compartment syndrome associated with endovascular and open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms

(2015) Chen Rubenstein et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Components separation technique is feasible for assisting delayed primary fascial closure of open abdomen

(2015) S. K. Rasilainen et al.   Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Mesh Location in Open Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

(2015) Julie L. Holihan et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Fascial closure after open abdomen: Initial indication and early revisions are decisive factors – A retrospective cohort study

(2015) A. Lambertz et al.   International Journal of Surgery

Indications for use of damage control surgery and damage control interventions in civilian trauma patients

(2015) Derek J. Roberts et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

The role of the open abdomen procedure in managing severe abdominal sepsis: WSES position paper

(2015) Massimo Sartelli et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

The open abdomen, indications, management and definitive closure

(2015) Federico Coccolini et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Microbial colonization of open abdomen in critically ill surgical patients

(2015) Suvi Kaarina Rasilainen et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

IROA: the International Register of Open Abdomen.

(2015) Federico Coccolini et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

One year experience of swine dermal non-crosslinked collagen prostheses for abdominal wall repairs in elective and emergency surgery

(2015) Giulia Montori et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Impact of pericardium bovine patch (Tutomesh®) on incisional hernia treatment in contaminated or potentially contaminated fields: retrospective comparative study

(2014) A. Gurrado et al.   Hernia

Is It Feasible to Implement Enteral Nutrition in Patients With Enteroatmospheric Fistulae? A Single-Center Experience

(2014) Jianyi Yin et al.   NUTRITION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Removal of Inflammatory Ascites Is Associated With Dynamic Modification of Local and Systemic Inflammation Along With Prevention of Acute Lung Injury

(2014) Bryanna Emr et al.   SHOCK

Use of a vacuum-assisted closure system for the management of enteroatmospheric fistulae

(2014) Cengiz Tavusbay et al.   SURGERY TODAY

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Open Abdomen and Temporary Abdominal Closure Techniques in Non-trauma Patients

(2014) J. J. Atema et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

A retrospective study evaluating the use of Permacol™ surgical implant in incisional and ventral hernia repair

(2014) Bipan Chand et al.   International Journal of Surgery

Complicated intra-abdominal infections worldwide: the definitive data of the CIAOW Study

(2014) Massimo Sartelli et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Vasopressor use after initial damage control laparotomy increases risk for anastomotic disruption in the management of destructive colon injuries

(2013) Peter E. Fischer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Goal directed fluid resuscitation decreases time for lactate clearance and facilitates early fascial closure in damage control surgery

(2013) Mira H. Ghneim et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Management of the Open Abdomen

(2013) Gordon L. Carlson et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Biological implants in abdominal wall repair

(2013) A. H. Petter-Puchner et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Damage control surgery for abdominal emergencies

(2013) D. G. Weber et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

A critical review of biologic mesh use in ventral hernia repairs under contaminated conditions

(2013) F. E. Primus et al.   Hernia

Surgical treatment for giant incisional hernia: a qualitative systematic review

(2013) A. Eriksson et al.   Hernia

Intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome: updated consensus definitions and clinical practice guidelines from the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

(2013) Andrew W. Kirkpatrick et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Fluid volume overload negatively influences delayed primary facial closure in open abdomen management

(2013) Qian Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Experience with an Enteral-Based Nutritional Support Regimen in Critically Ill Trauma Patients

(2013) Christina K. Chung et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Topical negative-pressure therapy for small bowel leakage in a frozen abdomen

(2013) Lars Cato Rekstad et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Chasing 100%

(2013) John A. Harvin et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

“Enteroatmospheric Fistulae”—Gastrointestinal Openings in the Open Abdomen: A Review and Recent Proposal of a Surgical Technique

(2013) A. Marinis et al.   Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Management of the Open Abdomen

(2013) Demetrios Demetriades et al.   SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Pathogenesis of acute traumatic coagulopathy

(2013) Ross Davenport   TRANSFUSION

Prospective Study Examining Clinical Outcomes Associated with a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System and Barker’s Vacuum Packing Technique

(2013) Michael L. Cheatham et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for the Treatment of the Open Abdomen and Incidence of Enteral Fistulas: A Retrospective Bicentre Analysis

(2013) Sven Richter et al.   Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Independent Predictors of Enteric Fistula and Abdominal Sepsis After Damage Control Laparotomy

(2013) Matthew J. Bradley   JAMA Surgery

WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias

(2013) Massimo Sartelli et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Abdominal damage control surgery and reconstruction: world society of emergency surgery position paper

(2013) Laura Godat et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Vacuum and mesh-mediated fascial traction for primary closure of the open abdomen in critically ill surgical patients

(2012) S. K. Rasilainen et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Classification of acute pancreatitis—2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus

(2012) Peter A Banks et al.   GUT

Early repair of open abdomen with a tailored two-component mesh and conditioning vacuum packing: a safe alternative to the planned giant ventral hernia

(2012) U. A. Dietz et al.   Hernia

Open abdominal management after damage-control laparotomy for trauma

(2012) Joseph J. DuBose et al.   Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Enteroatmospheric Fistula

(2012) Sarah Majercik et al.   NUTRITION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Management of the Tense Abdomen or Difficult Abdominal Closure after Operation for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

(2012) Martin Björck   Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Epidemiology of Sepsis in Surgical Patients

(2012) Laura J. Moore et al.   SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

A Case Study in Intra-abdominal Sepsis

(2012) Jasmeet S. Paul et al.   SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Treatment of small-bowel fistulae in the open abdomen with topical negative-pressure therapy

(2011) Mathieu D'Hondt et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Use of Mesh During Ventral Hernia Repair in Clean-Contaminated and Contaminated Cases

(2011) Jacqueline J. Choi et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Management of major trauma haemorrhage: treatment priorities and controversies

(2011) Ross Davenport et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY

Outcome of components separation for contaminated complex abdominal wall defects

(2011) S. Yegiyants et al.   Hernia

Surgical Strategies for Management of the Open Abdomen

(2011) Justin L. Regner et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Metabolic and Nutritional Support of the Enterocutaneous Fistula Patient: A Three-Phase Approach

(2011) Travis M. Polk et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Temporary Abdominal Closure: Long-Term Outcomes

(2011) Nirav Y. Patel et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

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

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

Pacifying the open abdomen with concomitant intestinal fistula: a novel approach

(2010) Brian Layton et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Surgical Decompression for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Severe Acute Pancreatitis

(2010) Panu Mentula   ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Organ Failure and Infection of Pancreatic Necrosis as Determinants of Mortality in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

(2010) Maxim S. Petrov et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Surgisis® in the management of the complex abdominal wall in trauma: A case series and review of the literature

(2010) Nadra Ginting et al.   INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED

A Step-up Approach or Open Necrosectomy for Necrotizing Pancreatitis

(2010) Hjalmar C. van Santvoort et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Peritoneal Negative Pressure Therapy Prevents Multiple Organ Injury in a Chronic Porcine Sepsis and Ischemia/Reperfusion Model

(2010) Brian D. Kubiak et al.   SHOCK

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

Reconstruction of complex abdominal wall hernias using acellular human dermal matrix: a single institution experience

(2009) Hsinchen Jean Lin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Abdominal wall repair using human acellular dermal matrix: a follow-up study

(2009) Edward I. Lee et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Use of a non–cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold in abdominal wall reconstruction

(2009) Bohdan Pomahac et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Multi-institutional Experience Using Human Acellular Dermal Matrix for Ventral Hernia Repair in a Compromised Surgical Field

(2009) Jose J. Diaz   ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Timing and impact of infections in acute pancreatitis

(2009) M. G. Besselink et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery*

(2009) Chris Burtin et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Enteric Fistulas: Principles of Management

(2009) William P. Schecter et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Mesenteric revascularization: management and outcomes in the United States, 1988-2006

(2009) Marc L. Schermerhorn et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

The Physiologic Response and Associated Clinical Benefits From Provision of Early Enteral Nutrition

(2009) Stephen A. McClave et al.   NUTRITION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Deferred Primary Anastomosis Versus Diversion in Patients with Severe Secondary Peritonitis Managed with Staged Laparotomies

(2009) Carlos A. Ordóñez et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Intra-Abdominal Hypertension in Acute Pancreatitis

(2009) Jan J. De Waele et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Extracellular Matrix Biomaterials for Soft Tissue Repair

(2009) Kevin G. Cornwell et al.   Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Long-Term Outcome of Acellular Dermal Matrix When Used for Large Traumatic Open Abdomen

(2009) Marc A. de Moya et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

Use of human acellular dermal matrix for abdominal wall reconstructions

(2008) Samuel M. Maurice et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Building consensus on ICU-acquired weakness

(2008) Margaret S. Herridge   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

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

Improved Control of Exposed Fistula in the Open Abdomen

(2007) Georges Al-Khoury et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS