Eastern association for the surgery of trauma: A review of the management of the open abdomen-part 2 "management of the open abdomen"

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 502-512

  Diaz, Jose J ^a   Dutton, William D ^a   Ott, Mickey M ^a   Cullinane, Daniel C ^b   Alouidor, Reginald ^c   Armen, Scott B ^d   Bilanuik, Jaroslaw W ^e   Collier, Bryan R ^a   Gunter, Oliver L ^a   Jawa, Randeep ^a   Jerome, Rebecca ^f   Kerwin, Andrew J ^g   Kirby, John P ^h   Lambert, Anne L ⁱ   Riordan, William P ^a   Wohltmann, Christopher D ^j  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Baystate Med Cent   (United States)

^d PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^h WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FASCIAL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ALGORITHM; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FASCIAL BRIDGE CLOSURE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; FASCIA; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; LAPAROTOMY; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 80051770293     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318227220c     Document Type: Review

References (75)

1. Diaz JJ Jr, Cullinane DC, Dutton WD, et al. The management of the open abdomen in trauma and emergency general surgery: part 1-damage control. J Trauma. 2010;68:1425-1438.
2. Miller RS, Morris JA Jr, Diaz JJ Jr, Herring MB, May AK. Complications after 344 damage-control open celiotomies. J Trauma. 2005;59:1365-1371.
3. Miller PR, Thompson JT, Faler BJ, Meredith JW, Chang MC. Late fascial closure in lieu of ventral hernia: the next step in open abdomen management. J Trauma. 2002;53:843-849. (Pubitemid 35334776)
4. Cothren CC, Moore EE, Johnson JL, Moore JB, Burch JM. One hundred percent fascial approximation with sequential abdominal closure of the open abdomen. Am J Surg. 2006;192:238-242. (Pubitemid 44066306)
5. Defranzo AJ, Pitzer K, Molnar JA, et al. Vacuum-assisted closure for defects of the abdominal wall. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008;121:832-839. (Pubitemid 351642817)
6. Gaddnas F, Saarnio J, Ala-Kokko T, Laurila J, Koivukangas V. Continuous retention suture for the management of open abdomen: a high rate of delayed fascial closure. Scand J Surg. 2007;96:301-307.
7. Garner GB, Ware DN, Cocanour CS, et al. Vacuum-assisted wound closure provides early fascial reapproximation in trauma patients with open abdomens. Am J Surg. 2001;182:630-638. (Pubitemid 34142684)
8. Gonullu D, Koksoy FN, Demiray O, Ozkan SG, Yucel T, Yucel O. Laparostomy in patients with severe secondary peritonitis. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2009;15:52-57.
9. Wittman DH. Staged abdominal repair: development and current practice of an advanced operative technique for defuse suppurative peritonitis. Acta Chir Austriaca. 2000;32:171-178.
10. Hadeed JG, Staman GW, Sariol HS, Kumar S, Ross SE. Delayed primary closure in damage control laparotomy: the value of the Wittmann patch. Am Surg. 2007;73:10-12. (Pubitemid 351396744)
11. Howdieshell TR, Proctor CD, Sternberg E, Cue JI, Mondy JS, Hawkins ML. Temporary abdominal closure followed by definitive abdominal wall reconstruction of the open abdomen. Am J Surg. 2004;188:301-306. (Pubitemid 39278290)
12. Koniaris LG, Hendrickson RJ, Drugas G, Abt P, Schoeniger LO. Dynamic retention: a technique for closure of the complex abdomen in critically ill patients. Arch Surg. 2001;136:1359-1362.
13. Perez D, Wildi S, Demartines N, Bramkamp M, Koehler C, Clavien PA. Prospective evaluation of vacuum-assisted closure in abdominal compartment syndrome and severe abdominal sepsis. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;205:586-592. (Pubitemid 47446319)
14. Petersson U, Acosta S, Bjorck M. Vacuum-assisted wound closure and mesh-mediated fascial traction-a novel technique for late closure of the open abdomen. World J Surg. 2007;31:2133-2137. (Pubitemid 47620235)
15. Reimer MW, Yelle JD, Reitsma B, Doumit G, Allen MA, Bell MS. Management of open abdominal wounds with a dynamic fascial closure system. Can J Surg. 2008;51:209-214.
16. Scott BG, Welsh FJ, Pham HQ, et al. Early aggressive closure of the open abdomen. J Trauma. 2006;60:17-22.
17. Subramonia S, Pankhurst S, Rowlands BJ, Lobo DN. Vacuum-assisted closure of postoperative abdominal wounds: a prospective study. World J Surg. 2009;33:931-937.
18. Suliburk JW, Ware DN, Balogh Z, et al. Vacuum-assisted wound closure achieves early fascial closure of open abdomens after severe trauma. J Trauma. 2003;55:1155-1160. (Pubitemid 38044136)
19. Teixeira PG, Salim A, Inaba K, et al. A prospective look at the current state of open abdomens. Am Surg. 2008;74:891-897.
20. Tieu BH, Cho SD, Luem N, Riha G, Mayberry J, Schreiber MA. The use of the Wittmann Patch facilitates a high rate of fascial closure in severely injured trauma patients and critically ill emergency surgery patients. J Trauma. 2008;65:865-870.
21. Vertrees A, Kellicut D, Ottman S, Peoples G, Shriver C. Early definitive abdominal closure using serial closure technique on injured soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. J Am Coll Surg. 2006;202:762-772.
22. Vertrees A, Greer L, Pickett C, et al. Modern management of complex open abdominal wounds of war: a 5-year experience. J Am Coll Surg. 2008;207:801-809.
23. Weinberg JA, George RL, Griffin RL, et al. Closing the open abdomen: improved success with Wittmann Patch staged abdominal closure. J Trauma. 2008;65:345-348.
24. Navsaria PH, Bunting M, Omoshoro-Jones J, Nicol AJ, Kahn D. Temporary closure of open abdominal wounds by the modified sandwichvacuum pack technique. Br J Surg. 2003;90:718-722. (Pubitemid 36760602)
25. Stone PA, Hass SM, Flaherty SK, DeLuca JA, Lucente FC, Kusminsky RE. Vacuum-assisted fascial closure for patients with abdominal trauma. J Trauma. 2004;57:1082-1086. (Pubitemid 39579297)
26. Miller PR, Meredith JW, Johnson JC, Chang MC. Prospective evaluation of vacuum-assisted fascial closure after open abdomen: planned ventral hernia rate is substantially reduced. Ann Surg. 2004;239:608-614.
27. Tsuei BJ, Skinner JC, Bernard AC, Kearney PA, Boulanger BR. The open peritoneal cavity: etiology correlates with the likelihood of fascial closure. Am Surg. 2004;70:652-656.
28. Wondberg D, Larusson HJ, Metzger U, Platz A, Zingg U. Treatment of the open abdomen with the commercially available vacuum-assisted closure system in patients with abdominal sepsis: low primary closure rate. World J Surg. 2008;32:2724-2729.
29. Cipolla J, Stawicki SP, Hoff WS, et al. A proposed algorithm for managing the open abdomen. Am Surg. 2005;71:202-207. (Pubitemid 43073495)
30. Kushimoto S, Yamamoto Y, Aiboshi J, et al. Usefulness of the bilateral anterior rectus abdominis sheath turnover flap method for early fascial closure in patients requiring open abdominal management. World J Surg. 2007;31:2-8. (Pubitemid 46089534)
31. Vogel TR, Diaz JJ, Miller RS, et al. The open abdomen in trauma: do infectious complications affect primary abdominal closure? Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2006;7:433-441. (Pubitemid 44857096)
32. Awad SS, Rao RK, Berger DH, Albo D, Bellows CF. Microbiology of infected acellular dermal matrix (AlloDerm) in patients requiring complex abdominal closure after emergency surgery. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2009;10:79-84.
33. Bee TK, Croce MA, Magnotti LJ, et al. Temporary abdominal closure techniques: a prospective randomized trial comparing polyglactin 910 mesh and vacuum-assisted closure. J Trauma. 2008;65:337-342.
34. Fansler RF, Taheri P, Cullinane C, Sabates B, Flint LM. Polypropylene mesh closure of the complicated abdominal wound. Am J Surg. 1995;170:15-18.
35. Voyles CR, Richardson JD, Bland KI, Tobin GR, Flint LM, Polk HC Jr. Emergency abdominal wall reconstruction with polypropylene mesh: short-term benefits versus long-term complications. Ann Surg. 1981;194:219-223. (Pubitemid 11000055)
36. Losanoff JE, Richman BW, Jones JW. Temporary abdominal coverage in critically ill patients. Arch Surg. 2002;137:1078. (Pubitemid 35006374)
37. Guy JS, Miller R, Morris JA Jr, Diaz J, May A. Early one-stage closure in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome: fascial replacement with human acellular dermis and bipedicle flaps. Am Surg. 2003;69:1025-1028. (Pubitemid 44296657)
38. Singh MK, Rocca JP, Rochon C, Facciuto ME, Sheiner PA, Rodriguez-Davalos MI. Open abdomen management with human acellular dermal matrix in liver transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 2008;40:3541-3544.
39. Taner T, Cima RR, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Pemberton JH, Wolff BG. The use of human acellular dermal matrix for parastomal hernia repair in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a novel technique to repair fascial defects. Dis Colon Rectum. 2009;52:349-354.
40. Liu L, Li JS, Li N, Ren JA, Zhao YZ. Reconstruction of infected complex abdominal wall defects with autogenous pedicled demucosalized small intestinal sheet. Surgery. 2009;145:114-119.
41. Diaz JJ Jr, Conquest AM, Ferzoco SJ, et al. Multi-institutional experience using human acellular dermal matrix for ventral hernia repair in a compromised surgical field. Arch Surg. 2009;144:209-215.
42. Patton JH Jr, Berry S, Kralovich KA. Use of human acellular dermal matrix in complex and contaminated abdominal wall reconstructions. Am J Surg. 2007;193:360-363.
43. Bluebond-Langner R, Keifa ES, Mithani S, Bochicchio GV, Scalea T, Rodriguez ED. Recurrent abdominal laxity following interpositional human acellular dermal matrix. Ann Plast Surg. 2008;60:76-80. (Pubitemid 351317755)
44. Jin J, Rosen MJ, Blatnik J, et al. Use of acellular dermal matrix for complicated ventral hernia repair: does technique affect outcomes? J Am Coll Surg. 2007;205:654-660. (Pubitemid 47615492)
45. de Moya MA, Dunham M, Inaba K, et al. Long-term outcome of acellular dermal matrix when used for large traumatic open abdomen. J Trauma. 2008;65:349-353.
46. Ramirez OM, Ruas E, Dellon AL. "Components separation" method for closure of abdominal-wall defects: an anatomic and clinical study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1990;86:519-526. (Pubitemid 20266669)
47. Rodriguez ED, Bluebond-Langner R, Silverman RP, et al. Abdominal wall reconstruction following severe loss of domain: the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center algorithm. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007;120:669-680. (Pubitemid 47258282)
48. Vargo D. Component separation in the management of the difficult abdominal wall. Am J Surg. 2004;188:633-637.
49. Connolly PT, Teubner A, Lees NP, Anderson ID, Scott NA, Carlson GL. Outcome of reconstructive surgery for intestinal fistula in the open abdomen. Ann Surg. 2008;247:440-444.
50. Haricharan RN, Dooley AC, Weinberg JA, et al. Body mass index affects time to definitive closure after damage control surgery. J Trauma. 2009;66:1683-1687.
51. Teixeira PG, Inaba K, DuBose J, et al. Enterocutaneous fistula complicating trauma laparotomy: a major resource burden. Am Surg. 2009;75:30-32.
52. Duchesne JC, Schmieg RE Jr, Simmons JD, Islam T, McGinness CL, McSwain NE, Jr. Impact of obesity in damage control laparotomy patients. J Trauma. 2009;67:108-112.
53. Fischer PE, Fabian TC, Magnotti LJ, et al. A ten-year review of enterocutaneous fistulas after laparotomy for trauma. J Trauma. 2009;67:924-928.
54. Sancho JJ, di CJ, Nubiola P, et al. Randomized double-blind placebocontrolled trial of early octreotide in patients with postoperative enterocutaneous fistula. Br J Surg. 1995;82:638-641.
55. Evenson AR, Fischer JE. Current management of enterocutaneous fistula. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006;10:455-464. (Pubitemid 43303845)
56. Draus JM Jr, Huss SA, Harty NJ, Cheadle WG, Larson GM. Enterocutaneous fistula: are treatments improving? Surgery. 2006;140:570-576.
57. Hollender LF, Meyer C, Avet D, Zeyer B. Postoperative fistulas of the small intestine: therapeutic principles. World J Surg. 1983;7:474-480.
58. Dudrick SJ, Maharaj AR, McKelvey AA. Artificial nutritional support in patients with gastrointestinal fistulas. World J Surg. 1999;23:570-576. (Pubitemid 29215629)
59. Jamshidi R, Schecter WP. Biological dressings for the management of enteric fistulas in the open abdomen: a preliminary report. Arch Surg. 2007;142:793-796. (Pubitemid 47295746)
60. Dumanian GA, Llull R, Ramasastry SS, Greco RJ, Lotze MT, Edington H. Postoperative abdominal wall defects with enterocutaneous fistulae. Am J Surg. 1996;172:332-334. (Pubitemid 26346945)
61. Scaff DW, Brooks AJ, Bilski T, Gallagher J, Kauder D. A technique for management of the open abdomen in the presence of a fistula. Injury Extra. 2007;38:43-48.
62. Sleeman D, Sosa JL, Gonzalez A, et al. Reclosure of the open abdomen. J Am Coll Surg. 1995;180:200-204.
63. Sriussadaporn S, Sriussadaporn S, Kritayakirana K, Pak-art R. Operative management of small bowel fistulae associated with open abdomen. Asian J Surg. 2006;29:1-7. (Pubitemid 43117137)
64. Lynch AC, Delaney CP, Senagore AJ, Connor JT, Remzi FH, Fazio VW. Clinical outcome and factors predictive of recurrence after enterocutaneous fistula surgery. Ann Surg. 2004;240:825-831. (Pubitemid 39425775)
65. Fabian TC, Croce MA, Pritchard FE, et al. Planned ventral hernia. Staged management for acute abdominal wall defects. Ann Surg. 1994;219:643-650.
66. Yeh KA, Saltz R, Howdieshell TR. Abdominal wall reconstruction after temporary abdominal wall closure in trauma patients. South Med J. 1996;89:497-502. (Pubitemid 26142550)
67. Brenneman FD, Boulanger BR, Antonyshyn O. Surgical management of abdominal wall disruption after blunt trauma. J Trauma. 1995;39:539-544.
68. Jernigan TW, Fabian TC, Croce MA, et al. Staged management of giant abdominal wall defects: acute and long-term results. Ann Surg. 2003;238:349-355.
69. Smith PC, Tweddell JS, Bessey PQ. Alternative approaches to abdominal wound closure in severely injured patients with massive visceral edema. J Trauma. 1992;32:16-20.
70. Mathes SJ, Steinwald PM, Foster RD, Hoffman WY, Anthony JP. Complex abdominal wall reconstruction: a comparison of flap and mesh closure. Ann Surg. 2000;232:586-596.
71. Cohen M, Morales R Jr, Fildes J, Barrett J. Staged reconstruction after gunshot wounds to the abdomen. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2001;108:83-92. (Pubitemid 32587028)
72. Sriussadaporn S, Pak-art R, Bunjongsat S. Immediate closure of the open abdomen with bilateral bipedicle anterior abdominal skin flaps and subsequent retrorectus prosthetic mesh repair of the late giant ventral hernias. J Trauma. 2003;54:1083-1089. (Pubitemid 36764874)
73. Sukkar SM, Dumanian GA, Szczerba SM, Tellez MG. Challenging abdominal wall defects. Am J Surg. 2001;181:115-121. (Pubitemid 32406302)
74. Björck M, Bruhin A, Cheatham M, et al. Classification-important step to improve management of patients with an open abdomen. World J Surg. 2009;33:1154-1157.
75. Heller L, Levin SL, Butler CE. Management of abdominal wound dehiscence using vacuum assisted closure in patients with compromised healing. Am J Surg. 2006;191:165-172. (Pubitemid 43151261)