EP202 - Mesh-Mediated Fascial Traction (MMFT) and Negative Pressure Abdominal Dressing (ABTHERA): Useful in Difficult Open Abdomens?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2024 at "British Journal of Surgery"
DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znae197.457
Abstract: Challenging abdominal surgical emergencies may require an 'Open Abdomen (OA)' as a life-saving procedure. OA has serious complications: wound infection, fluid and protein loss, catabolic state, loss of abdominal domain, and entero-atmospheric fistula. To assess… read more here.
Keywords: pathology; mediated fascial; mesh mediated; traction ... See more keywords
How to do mesh-mediated fascial traction for delayed primary closure of the open abdomen.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "ANZ journal of surgery"
DOI: 10.1111/ans.18474
Abstract: The open abdomen can be a life-saving resuscitative manoeuvre in patients with catastrophic abdominal pathologies, however, can lead to the need for delayed primary closure. The most recent guidelines released from the European Hernia Society… read more here.
Keywords: fascial traction; delayed primary; mesh mediated; open abdomen ... See more keywords