Table 3 Outcomes in peritonitis and trauma patients (TAC: temporary abdominal closure, NPWT: negative pressure wound therapy)
From: IROA: International Register of Open Abdomen, preliminary results
Indication | TACT | No. of patients [%] (total = 178) | Male gender [%] | Definitive closure [%] | Fascia closure [%] | Complications during treatment [%] | Fistula [%] | Mortality during open [%] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peritonitis | Bogotà bag + skin closure | 28.7 | 46.5 | 72.5 | 62.8 | 40.0 | 12.5 | 27.5 |
NPWT assisted | 46.0 | 49.3 | 85.7 | 53.6 | 33.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | |
Barker vacuum pack | 7.3 | 63.6 | 80.0 | 72.7 | 70.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | |
Wittmann patch | 18.0 | 48.1 | 76.9 | 63.0 | 61.5 | 23.1 | 23.1 | |
Total | 100.0 | 49.3 | 79.9 | 59.3 | 43.2 | 14.4 | 20.1 | |
Trauma | Bogotà bag + skin closure | 49.2 | 71.0 | 92.9 | 74.2 | 25.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
NPWT assisted | 28.6 | 94.4 | 88.2 | 77.8 | 17.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | |
Barker vacuum pack | 22.2 | 78.6 | 71.4 | 64.3 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 28.6 | |
Total | 100.0 | 79.4 | 86.4 | 73.0 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 13.6 |