Abdominal content containment: practicalities and outcome
British journal of surgeryPublished 1 January 2000
F Ghimenton, David Thomson, David J. J. Muckart, Richard Burrows
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Alternatives to fascial closure of the abdominal wall are increasingly used in critically ill patients but pose practical and logistical problems in management which are described in this single‐institution study.
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BACKGROUND: Alternatives to fascial closure of the abdominal wall are increasingly used in critically ill patients. They pose practical and logistical problems in management which are described in this single-institution study. METHODS: Between January 1994 and December 1997, 157 predominantly young male patients (100 trauma and 57 non-trauma) underwent temporary abdominal content containment (t-ACC) using plastic bags or polyglactin mesh. Indications for t-ACC were severe sepsis requiring reoperation, abdominal compartment syndrome, abdominal wall tissue loss or a combination of these. A total of 385 laparotomies were performed. RESULTS: Two t-ACC procedures failed owing to technical error and two were complicated by enteric fistulas. Six patients underwent early definitive abdominal closure within 15 days. The remaining survivors had a protracted hospital stay (mean(s.d.) 44.6(26.6) days) and all developed incisional hernias which were challenging to repair. The overall mortality rate was 44 per cent. CONCLUSION: Plastic bags were cheaper and as effective as polyglactin mesh for t-ACC. Survivors require a multidisciplinary approach in management, undergo a protracted hospital stay and later need complex incisional hernia repairs.
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