Long-Term Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Open Abdomen due to Secondary Peritonitis: A Retrospective Evaluation of a Selected Group of Patients

Moritz Schmelzle,Ingo Alldinger,Hanno Matthaei,F Aydin,Ingo Wallert,Claus F. Eisenberger,Jan Schulte am Esch,Levent Dizdar,Stefan A. Topp,Qin Yang,Wolfram T. Knoefel

Long-Term Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Open Abdomen due to Secondary Peritonitis: A Retrospective Evaluation of a Selected Group of Patients

2010

Moritz Schmelzle
Ingo Alldinger
Hanno Matthaei
F Aydin
Ingo Wallert
Claus F. Eisenberger
Jan Schulte am Esch
Levent Dizdar
Stefan A. Topp
Qin Yang
Wolfram T. Knoefel

Background/Aims: Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) leads to a high fascial closure rate in open abdomen within the first week of treatment. However, little data exist on the role of lon

Keywords:

Secondary Peritonitis
Peritonitis
Abdomen
Exact test
General surgery
Medical record
Surgery
Medicine
vacuum assisted closure
open abdomen
closure rate

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