Kristan Staudenmayer
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Outcomes and complications of open abdomen technique for managing non-trauma patients.
J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2010; (2): 118-22
Damage control surgery and the open abdomen technique have been widely used in trauma. These techniques are now being utilized more often in non-trauma patients but the outcomes are not clear. We hypothesized that the use of the open abdomen technique in non-trauma patients 1) is more often due to peritonitis, 2) has a lower incidence of definitive fascial closure during the index hospitalization, and 3) has a higher fistula rate.
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