Research Article
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for the Treatment of the Open Abdomen and Incidence of Enteral Fistulas: A Retrospective Bicentre Analysis
Table 3
Predisposing factors.
| | | Initially no fistula () | Preexisting fistula () | Any fistula overall () | value (any fistula versus no fistula) | | | No fistula overall () | Fistula during NPWT () | Fistula after NPWT () |
| | Inflammatory bowel disease | 8.7% (4) | 20.0% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 7.7% (2) | 8.6% (3) | 1.0 | | Diverticulitis | 0.0% (0) | 20.0% (1) | 50.0% (2) | 11.5% (3) | 17.1% (6) | 0.01 | | Pancreatitis | 8.7% (4) | 20.0% (1) | 25.0% (1) | 7.7% (2) | 11.4% (4) | 0.72 | | Cholecystitis | 15.2% (7) | 20.0% (1) | 25.0% (1) | 19.2% (5) | 20.0% (7) | 0.77 | | Radiation therapy | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | NA | | Poor nutritional status | 6.5% (3) | 20.0% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 7.7% (2) | 8.6% (3) | 1.0 | | Acute renal insufficiency | 45.7% (21) | 20.0% (1) | 25.0% (1) | 19.2% (5) | 20.0% (7) | 0.02 | | Chronic renal insufficiency | 0.0% (0) | 20.0% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 7.7% (2) | 8.6% (3) | 0.08 | | Abdominal aortic aneurysm | 21.7% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 7.7% (2) | 5.7% (2) | 0.06 | | Abdominal trauma | 2.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 3.9% (1) | 2.9% (1) | 1.0 | | Malignancy | 15.2% (7) | 20.0% (1) | 25.0% (1) | 34.6% (9) | 31.4% (11) | 0.11 | | Ischemic bowel | 26.1% (12) | 20.0% (1) | 25.0% (1) | 11.5% (3) | 14.3% (5) | 0.27 | | Steroid treatment | 10.9% (5) | 20.0% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 7.7% (2) | 8.6% (3) | 1.0 | | Other | 17.4% (8) | 40.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 11.5% (3) | 14.3% (5) | 0.77 |
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