Table 1 Outcomes divided for open abdomen treatment technique (TAC: temporary abdominal closure, NPWT: negative pressure wound therapy)
From: IROA: International Register of Open Abdomen, preliminary results
TAC technique | No. of patients [%] (total = 369) | Age [mean(SD)] | Male gender [%] | No. of dressing [n(SD)] | Days of open abdomen [n(SD)] | Definitive closure [%] | Fascia closure [%] | Complications during treatment [%] | Fistula [%] | Mortality during open [%] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bogotà bag + skin closure | 31.8 | 56.5 (18.9) | 52.5 | 0.7 (1.1) | 5.0 (4.4) | 83.2 | 71.3 | 35.8 | 7.4 | 16.8 |
NPWT assisted | 44.2 | 58.7 (17.9) | 56.9 | 1.0 (1.6) | 5.0 (4.1) | 85.7 | 59.9 | 32.5 | 13.5 | 14.3 |
Barker vacuum pack | 12.7 | 50.1 (19.9) | 69.0 | 1.1 (1.6) | 6.6 (7.2) | 75.6 | 64.3 | 43.9 | 2.4 | 24.4 |
Wittmann patch | 11.4 | 63 (14.8) | 45.7 | 0.3 (0.6) | 6.6 (4.8) | 79.4 | 65.7 | 58.8 | 17.6 | 20.6 |
Total | 100.0 | 57.4 (18.4) | 55.8 | 0.9 (1.4) | 5.4 (4.8) | 82.8 | 64.7 | 38.2 | 10.5 | 17.2 |