Multicentre prospective study of fascial closure rate after open abdomen with vacuum and mesh-mediated fascial traction
British journal of surgery2011Vol. 98(5), pp. 735–743
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Stefan Acosta, Þóroddur Bjarnason, Ulf Petersson, Bernhard Ø. Palsson, Anders Wanhainen, M. Svensson, Khatereh Djavani, Martin Björck
Abstract
The VAWCM method provided a high fascial closure rate after long-term treatment of OA. Technique-related complications were few. No patient was left with a large planned ventral hernia.
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