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Table 3 Patients characteristics underwent to abdominal wall repair in open abdomen

From: One year experience of swine dermal non-crosslinked collagen prostheses for abdominal wall repairs in elective and emergency surgery

Characteristics (N = 17)

Value

N (%)

Gender

Male

8 (47)

Female

9 (53)

Age

Mean (SD), yrs

62.6 (±18.6)

Median (range), yrs

72 (18–79)

Surgical indications to open abdomen

Intra-abdominal sepsis and/or post-operative complications

7 (41.2)

Pancreatitis

1 (5.8)

Trauma

3 (17.6)

Vascular complications

2 (11.8)

Intestinal ischemia

4 (23.6)

Comorbiditiesa

Corticosteroid therapy

2

Cardiopathy and vasculopathy

9

Malignancy

6

Infectious diseases, immunodepression

5

Abdominal aortic aneurism

4

Hemodialisis

1

Diabetes

1

None

3

Provenience of the pts

ICU

8 (47)

Ward

5 (29.5)

 

Emergency department

4 (23.5)

ISS (N = 3)

ISS mean (SD)

38.3 (±14.3)

ISS median (range)

35 (26–54)

Bathazar score (N = 1)

E

 

MPI (N = 14)

MPI mean (SD)

26.6 (±8.8)

MPI median (range)

26 (15–43)

<21

4 (28.6)

21–29

5 (35.7)

>29

5 (35.7)

Bjorck classification at the first laparotomy

Ia

7 (41.4)

Ib

4 (23.5)

 

IIa

0 (0)

IIb

6 (35.1)

III

0 (0)

IV

0 (0)

Bjorck classification at the closure

Ia

13 (76.6)

Ib

0 (0)

IIa

3 (17.6)

IIb

0 (0)

III

0 (0)

IV

1 (5.8)

Causes of OA

Prevention of ACS

12 (70.6)

Treatment of ACS

5 (29.4)

Type of OA

NPWT

16 (94.2)

Skin closure

1 (5.8)

Closure abdominal wall

Mean (SD), dys

6.1 (±3.5)

Median (range), dys

6 (1–15)

Stoma

Yes

4 (23.5)

- colostomy

2 (50)

- ileostomy

1 (25)

- urostomy

1 (25)

No

13 (76.5)

Intestinal anastomosis

Yes

11 (64.7)

No

6 (35.3)

Enterocutaneous fistula

Yes

1 (5.8)

No

16 (94.2)

Fascia closure

Yes

9 (53)

No

8 (47)

Prothetic position

Onlay

2 (11.8)

Inlay

1 (5.8)

Retromuscolar

9 (52.8)

Preperitoneal

0 (0)

Intraperitoneal

5 (29.6)

Hospital stay

ICU

 

Mean (SD), dys

23.9 (±18.2)

Median (range), dys

20 (2–71)

Ward

 

Mean (SD), dys

28.4 (±21.2)

Median (range), dys

23 (0–70)

Mortality rates

Peri-operative

5 (29.4)

At 3 months

0 (0)

At 6 months

0 (0)

At 9 months

0 (0)

  1. (NPWT negative pressure wound therapy, pts patients, dys days, yrs years, SD standard deviation, ISS Injury Severity Score, MPI Mannheim Peritoneal Index, OA Open Abdomen)
  2. aMore than one patient has more than one comorbidity