Vacuum-assisted Wound Closure and Mesh-mediated Fascial Traction—A Novel Technique for Late Closure of the Open Abdomen

Multicentre prospective study of fascial

Multicentre prospective study of fascial closure rate after open abdomen with vacuum and mesh-mediated fascial traction

✍ S. Acosta; T. Bjarnason; U. Petersson; B. Pålsson; A. Wanhainen; M. Svensson; K. 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 156 KB

## Abstract ## Background Damage control surgery and temporary open abdomen (OA) have been adopted widely, in both trauma and non-trauma situations. Several techniques for temporary abdominal closure have been developed. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the fascial closure rate in