Research Article
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for the Treatment of the Open Abdomen and Incidence of Enteral Fistulas: A Retrospective Bicentre Analysis
| | | Initially no fistula () | Preexisting fistula () | Any fistula overall () | value (any fistula versus no fistula) | | | No fistula overall () | Fistula during NPWT () | Fistula after NPWT () |
| | Death | 28.6% (13) | 40.0% (2) | 25.0% (1) | 34.6% (9) | 34.3% (12) | 0.63 | | Bleeding | 15.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 25.0% (1) | 3.9% (1) | 5.7% (2) | 0.29 | | Major organ failure | 26.1% (12) | 20.0% (1) | 25.0% (1) | 38.5% (10) | 34.3% (12) | 0.47 | | Acute respiratory distress | 4.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 3.9% (1) | 2.9% (1) | 1.0 | | Acute respiratory failure | 4.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 3.9% (1) | 2.9% (1) | 1.0 | | Cholecystitis | 2.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 3.9% (1) | 2.9% (1) | 1.0 | | Mesh infection | 4.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 3.9% (1) | 2.9% (1) | 1.0 | | ventral hernia | 2.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 25.0% (1) | 3.9% (1) | 5.7% (2) | 0.58 | | Wound infection | 2.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 7.7% (2) | 5.7% (2) | 0.58 | | Candida sepsis | 4.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.50 | | Sepsis | 6.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 25.0% (1) | 11.5% (3) | 11.4% (4) | 0.46 | | Wound healing Disorder | 2.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 7.7% (2) | 5.7% (2) | 0.58 | | Other | 30.4% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 75.0% (3) | 26.9% (7) | 28.6% (10) | 1.0 |
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