Management of open abdomen with an absorbable mesh closure

[1] Costa A.D.(2006)Making a virtue of necessity: managing the open abdomen ANZ J Surg 76 356-363

[2] Fabian T.C.(2007)Damage control in trauma: laparotomy wound management acute to chronic Surg Clin North Am 87 73-93

[3] Schecter W.P.(2006)Open abdomen after trauma and abdominal sepsis: a strategy for management J Am Coll Surg 3 390-396

[4] Ivatury R.R.(1993)“Damage control”: an approach for improved survival in exsanguinating penetrating abdominal injury J Trauma 35 375-382

[5] Rotondo M.F.(1983)Management of the major coagulopathy with onset during laparotomy Ann Surg 197 532-535

[6] Hirshberg A.(2008)Abdominal compartment syndrome Surg Today 38 5-19

[7] Rotondo M.F.(2006)Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome following surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 31 581-584

[8] Schwab C.W.(1994)Planned ventral hernia staged management for acute abdominal wall defects Ann Surg 219 643-653

[9] McGonigal M.D.(2004)Enterocutaneous fistula and ventral hernia after absorbable mesh prosthesis closure for trauma: the plain truth J Trauma 57 157-163

[10] Phillips G.R.(2003)Immediate closure of open abdomen with bilateral bipedicle anterior abdominal skin flaps and subsequent retrorectus prosthetic mesh repair of the late giant ventral hernias J Trauma 54 1083-1089

[1] Costa A.D.(2006)Making a virtue of necessity: managing the open abdomen ANZ J Surg 76 356-363

[2] Fabian T.C.(2007)Damage control in trauma: laparotomy wound management acute to chronic Surg Clin North Am 87 73-93

[3] Schecter W.P.(2006)Open abdomen after trauma and abdominal sepsis: a strategy for management J Am Coll Surg 3 390-396

[4] Ivatury R.R.(1993)“Damage control”: an approach for improved survival in exsanguinating penetrating abdominal injury J Trauma 35 375-382

[5] Rotondo M.F.(1983)Management of the major coagulopathy with onset during laparotomy Ann Surg 197 532-535

[6] Hirshberg A.(2008)Abdominal compartment syndrome Surg Today 38 5-19

[7] Rotondo M.F.(2006)Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome following surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 31 581-584

[8] Schwab C.W.(1994)Planned ventral hernia staged management for acute abdominal wall defects Ann Surg 219 643-653

[9] McGonigal M.D.(2004)Enterocutaneous fistula and ventral hernia after absorbable mesh prosthesis closure for trauma: the plain truth J Trauma 57 157-163

[10] Phillips G.R.(2003)Immediate closure of open abdomen with bilateral bipedicle anterior abdominal skin flaps and subsequent retrorectus prosthetic mesh repair of the late giant ventral hernias J Trauma 54 1083-1089