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Results of Treatment with an Open Abdomen and Future Directions

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Open Abdomen

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The open abdomen, or laparotomy, has become an accepted, standard concept in contemporary surgical practice [1–6]. However, its indication for use remains heterogeneous, and the subtleties around its practical management remain equally diverse. These varying indications, in combination with stark management differences, continue to pose challenges in modern practice and complicate direct comparison of outcomes.

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  1. Department of Trauma Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, The University of Western Australia, The University of Newcastle, 197 Wellington St, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia

    Dieter G. Weber MBBS, FRACS

  2. Trauma Fellow, Royal Perth Hospital, 197 Wellington St, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia

    Sana Nasim MBBS, FCPS

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  1. General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy

    Federico Coccolini

  2. General Surgery, Virginia Commonvealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Rao Ivatury

  3. Letterkenny General Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland

    Michael Sugrue

  4. General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy

    Luca Ansaloni

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Weber, D.G., Nasim, S. (2018). Results of Treatment with an Open Abdomen and Future Directions. In: Coccolini, F., Ivatury, R., Sugrue, M., Ansaloni, L. (eds) Open Abdomen. Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48072-5_22

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