Serial abdominal closure with Gore-tex mesh and Rives-Stoppa for an open abdomen secondary to intra-abdominal hypertension in burns

Serial abdominal closure with Gore-tex mesh and Rives-Stoppa for an open abdomen secondary to intra-abdominal hypertension in burns

Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) leading to abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) commonly occurs in major burns. To relieve the excess pressure, decompressive laparotomy is done which can lead to an open abdomen. Closure of the abdomen after a decompressive laparotomy is very difficult with bowel...

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Main Authors: R Raja Shanmugakrishnan, Charles Yuen Yung Loh, Abhijeet Wakure, Naguib El-Muttardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-09-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
abdominal compartment syndrome
abdominal hypertension
bogota
burn abdomen
component separation
goretex mesh
intra-abdominal hypertension
mesh repair
open abdomen
postburn
rives-stoppa
ptfe mesh
polytetrafluoroethylene
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijps.IJPS_75_18

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