ライフサイエンスコーパス: laparotomy

1 rotomy) and 350 deaths (229 laparoscopy; 121 laparotomy).

2 colitis, of whom 247 (46.5%) died (139 after laparotomy).

3 ing PPP at 20, 15, 10, 5, and 0 mmHg, and in laparotomy.

4 f which 2 "symptomatic patients" died before laparotomy.

5 -four of 636 trauma patients (15%) underwent laparotomy.

6 improvement in pulmonary dynamics following laparotomy.

7 s, Degos disease, endoscopy, laparoscopy and laparotomy.

8 cord injury with an AGSW underwent immediate laparotomy.

9 herapeutic, 2 nontherapeutic, and 1 negative laparotomy.

10 rgical management, and reduce nontherapeutic laparotomy.

11 gnostic laparoscopy can decrease unnecessary laparotomy.

12 ations between randomization and exploratory laparotomy.

13 ely or chronically and is often diagnosed at laparotomy.

14 atients in the control group did not undergo laparotomy.

15 ts with an open abdomen after damage control laparotomy.

16 hemia-reperfusion of the intestine or a sham laparotomy.

17 tion in determining the need for therapeutic laparotomy.

18 he most frequent surgical complication after laparotomy.

19 s C adversely affects SSI rates after trauma laparotomy.

20 surgical site infections (SSI) after trauma laparotomy.

21 of recurrence with laparoscopy compared with laparotomy.

22 operitoneal debridement or, if not feasible, laparotomy.

23 hs occurring within 8 months after emergency laparotomy.

24 f they died before completion of the initial laparotomy.

25 oing surgical staging via laparoscopy versus laparotomy.

26 Mice underwent either 66% PH or sham laparotomy.

27 ree patients (2.9%) required conversion to a laparotomy.

28 s develop in up to 95% of patients following laparotomy.

29 a single intraperitoneal dose at the time of laparotomy.

30 nt died of respiratory insufficiency after a laparotomy.

31 n unevaluable abdomen underwent an immediate laparotomy.

32 nitoring bladder pressures and decompression laparotomy.

33 removed conservatively without the need for laparotomy.

34 n patients who undergo radiotherapy prior to laparotomy.

35 compared with operations requiring a midline laparotomy.

36 The primary outcome was conversion to open laparotomy.

37 cantly reduce the risk of conversion to open laparotomy.

38 -cause mortality within 30 days of the index laparotomy.

39 onsiderations, including peritoneal drain vs laparotomy.

40 revent intra-abdominal hypertension after DC laparotomy.

41 nts (0.97%; 95% CI, 0.44% to 1.8%) underwent laparotomy.

42 cavity was explored from the middle midline laparotomy.

43 termine if pNPWT allows preventing SSI after laparotomy.

44 s of peritoneal adhesions, appendectomy, and laparotomy.

45 rgical field that were not identified during laparotomy.

46 ptic 0.04% polyhexanide solution in elective laparotomies.

47 is effective in reducing SSI after elective laparotomies.

48 ntly more mean QALYs per patient than direct laparotomy (0.346 versus 0.337).

49 ma patients, underwent 2148 operations (1824 laparotomy, 100 thoracotomy, 30 sternotomy, and 97 combi

50 to severe postoperative adverse events than laparotomy (14% v 21%, respectively; P < .0001) but simi

51 Of the 20 laparotomies, 16 (80.0%) were therapeutic.

52 retained sponges in 11 (0.5%) patients (81.8%laparotomy, 18.2% sternotomy) before cavitary closure.

53 essfully observed, with 20 (11.3%) requiring laparotomy, 2 (1.1%) thoracotomy, and 1 (0.6%) sternotom

54 Sixty infants who underwent laparotomy (27%) experienced a complication, and 67(35%)

55 ty-five patients (18.1%) underwent immediate laparotomy, 27 (10.8%) had superficial injuries allowing

56 s compared with 22 of 62 infants assigned to laparotomy (35.5 percent, P=0.92).

57 or 20 Gy to the abdominal wall and underwent laparotomy 4 weeks later.

58 cifically, 7 patients (2.7%) did not undergo laparotomy, 4 (1.5%) had more extensive hepatic surgery,

59 Procedures within the hybrid suite included: laparotomy (57%), extremity (14%), thoracotomy/sternotom

60 ,790) were appendectomy (39.9%), exploratory laparotomy (8.8%), and adhesiolysis (6.6%).

61 jected to sham operation, trauma-hemorrhage (laparotomy, 90 minutes hemorrhagic shock, MAP 35 +/- 5 m

62 At emergency laparotomy, a herniated loop of ileum that had become st

63 After a laparotomy, a section of second-order mesenteric artery

64 A further 61 patients avoided laparotomy after CT confirmed extra-abdominal wounds onl

65 aring for patients undergoing damage control laparotomy after trauma.

66 copic surgery for risk of conversion to open laparotomy among patients undergoing resection for recta

67 Of the 314 patients who underwent laparotomy, an additional 75 had unresectable disease du

68 ively or a simultaneous procedure requires a laparotomy, an open approach should be considered; if la

69 T-H was induced by midline laparotomy and approximately 90 min of hemorrhagic shock

70 Trauma-hemorrhage was induced by a midline laparotomy and approximately 90 minutes of hemorrhagic s

71 jor surgical staging procedures (including a laparotomy and at least an oophorectomy and omental biop

72 Mice and rats underwent laparotomy and bowel manipulation; bowel tissues were co

73 This technique consists of a small laparotomy and direct implantation of human cancer cells

74 red to trauma-hemorrhage and hemorrhage with laparotomy and femur fracture, induced a loss of circula

75 arotomy (trauma-hemorrhage), hemorrhage with laparotomy and femur fracture, or laparotomy with ceceto

76 Conversion from laparoscopy to open laparotomy and from laparoscopy to hand-assisted approac

77 Furthermore, he had undergone exploratory laparotomy and gastric surgery for peptic ulcer disease

78 son, Mickulicz, and Moynihan began to deploy laparotomy and gauze drainage in an effort to salvage pa

79 conventional abdominal site, but it avoids a laparotomy and handling of the bowels making it less inv

80 Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent a 5-cm laparotomy and hemorrhagic shock (40 mm Hg for approxima

81 all-bowel obstruction, for which he required laparotomy and loop ileostomy.

82 Imaging was performed before laparotomy and on a weekly basis thereafter for up to 28

83 Four groups of 5 pigs each underwent laparotomy and open intraperitoneal chemotherapy with ox

84 id not significantly affect QoL in emergency laparotomy and pancreatectomy.

85 Open laparotomy and rectal resection (n = 237) or laparoscopi

86 aroscopic rectal resection (Lap) versus open laparotomy and rectal resection (Open) for rectal cancer

87 The final diagnosis established after laparotomy and rereading of CT scans was that of emphyse

88 The catheter was removed during an emergency laparotomy and sutured closure of both perforation sites

89 The fishbone was extracted through laparotomy and the abscess was drained.

90 There were no conversions to laparotomy and the postoperative course was uneventful i

91 ate between patients requiring a therapeutic laparotomy and those who could be safely observed.

92 frailty in older adults undergoing emergency laparotomy and to explore relationships between frailty

93 Pregnant New Zealand White rabbits underwent laparotomy and were injected with 20 and 30 microg/kg of

94 ere adult patients who underwent exploratory laparotomy and were randomized into the intervention or

95 re were 309 recurrences (210 laparoscopy; 99 laparotomy) and 350 deaths (229 laparoscopy; 121 laparot

96 325 g) underwent soft tissue trauma (midline laparotomy) and hemorrhagic shock (mean blood pressure 3

97 PN, short bowel syndrome requiring multiple laparotomies, and recurrent sepsis.

98 The patient underwent laparotomy, and a 3.5-cm mass was resected with negative

99 Patients operated by laparoscopy, laparotomy, and converted to open were compared.

100 e included if they were operated via midline laparotomy, and had an abdominal aortic aneurysm or a bo

101 common surgical conditions of appendicitis, laparotomy, and hernia had no mentions at all.

102 iagnosis of single intestinal perforation at laparotomy (aOR 3.1 95% CI 1.05-9.3), and necessity to p

103 A fifth of older adults undergoing emergency laparotomy are frail.

104 The majority of adults undergoing emergency laparotomy are older adults (>=65 y) that carry the high

105 Changes in pulmonary dynamics following laparotomy are well documented.

106 surgery procedures, and 43% of non-obstetric laparotomies at three separate hospitals.

107 18-44 years of age undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy at 14 participating clinical centers from 200

108 survived 4 days or more after urgent trauma laparotomy at a level I trauma center revealed 524 patie

109 2017 using data from the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit was performed.

110 d contributed data to the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit) were organised into 15 geographical cl

111 ed tomography, diagnostic peritoneal lavage, laparotomy, autopsy, and/or clinical course for intra-ab

112 ancer, but many patients undergo unnecessary laparotomy because tumours can be understaged by compute

113 l-cause 30-day mortality following emergency laparotomy between populations from New York State and E

114 was to compare mortality following emergency laparotomy between populations from New York State and E

115 On exploratory laparotomy, both patients showed clinical evidence of ac

116 Sham controls underwent laparotomy but not cecal ligation and incision.

117 The sham animals underwent laparotomy but without cecum ligation and puncture.

118 Control animals underwent identical laparotomy but without ligation and cecum puncture.

119 estinal ischemia-reperfusion than after sham laparotomy, but this increase in lipid peroxidation was

120 y the laparoscopic approach as compared with laparotomy, but those patients undergoing a Collis gastr

121 tandardized procedure of closing the midline laparotomy by using a "small steps" technique of continu

122 tandardized procedure of closing the midline laparotomy by using a "small steps" technique of continu

123 urgical and anesthesia care, with a focus on laparotomy, caesarean section, and treatment of open fra

124 d; if laparoscopy is selected, conversion to laparotomy can be decided early in the performance of th

125 nal aortic aneurysm repair through a midline laparotomy (Clinical.Trials.gov: NCT00757133).

126 hylactic mesh-augmented reinforcement during laparotomy closure has been proposed in patients at high

127 necessary esophagectomies and 16 explorative laparotomies compared with an endoscopy-alone algorithm.

128 difference between groups for conversions to laparotomy, complications, re-operations, or re-admissio

129 Urgent laparotomy confirmed extensive nonocclusive mesenteric i

130 symptoms attributable to malrotation in whom laparotomy confirmed the diagnosis (0.24%).

131 Concomitant surgical procedures requiring laparotomy continued to dictate an open approach through

132 e to model critical illness (n = 16) or sham laparotomy (control) (n = 8).

133 ound995) were offset by avoiding unnecessary laparotomy costs.

134 Damage control laparotomy (DCL) is established in military and civilian

135 ing tests increased, and the rate of "blind" laparotomies decreased.

136 The primary outcome was futile laparotomy, defined as a PCS with residual disease of >

137 Up to 30% of all patients undergoing laparotomy develop an incisional hernia.

138 All patients who underwent therapeutic laparotomy did so based on their physical examination.

139 Exploratory laparotomy, discontinuation of propofol infusion.

140 therapeutic laparotomy rate for the delayed laparotomies (DOM) was 69.2% for SW, and 90.9% for GSW.

141 ng [mean procedures (mp) = 26] and emergency laparotomy during final year of training (mp = 27).

142 G-PS) develop bowel inflammation 1 day after laparotomy (early phase) and fibrosis starting 14 days a

143 At the time of laparotomy, extensive cirrhosis was found and resection

144 CT findings and emergent laparotomy findings were both compatible with small bowe

145 e and contamination control with abbreviated laparotomy followed by resuscitation before definitive r

146 When laparotomy following diagnostic laparoscopy occurred in

147 ncer (but not in periampullary cancer), when laparotomy following diagnostic laparoscopy occurs in a

148 due to infarct and abscess for 1 patient and laparotomy for 2 patients (with necrotic small-bowl rese

149 The fourth patient underwent emergent laparotomy for a perforated peptic ulcer and died from s

150 atient with Crohn disease underwent emergent laparotomy for a perforation in the terminal ileum and r

151 ions pose some risk to the fetus, especially laparotomy for abdominal tumours and procedures undertak

152 A total of 4163 patients underwent laparotomy for ASBO.

153 objective was to compare laparoscopy versus laparotomy for comprehensive surgical staging of uterine

154 all patients older than 18 years undergoing laparotomy for emergency open bowel surgery between Apri

155 atients (3%) underwent this resection during laparotomy for hepatic artery infusion pump placement.

156 The patient was taken for an emergency laparotomy for indication of acute generalized peritonit

157 ther 12 animals were euthanized 2 days after laparotomy for kidney histology.

158 The conversion rate to laparotomy for laparoscopic patients was 8%.

159 noninferiority of laparoscopy compared with laparotomy for recurrence after surgical staging of uter

160 en open (laparostomy) is an option following laparotomy for severe abdominal sepsis or trauma.

161 ives were screened and underwent exploratory laparotomy for suspected tumors.

162 derwent pancreatic duct ligation via midline laparotomy for the induction of exocrine pancreatic insu

163 d tomography (CT) after emergent exploratory laparotomy for trauma and whether identification of such

164 ion Performing CT after emergent exploratory laparotomy for trauma is useful in identifying unexpecte

165 c CT within 48 hours of emergent exploratory laparotomy for trauma.

166 otal of 937 older adults underwent emergency laparotomy: frailty was present in 20%.

167 The healed (sham) laparotomy group expressed an intermediate phenotype bet

168 However, ornithine levels in the laparotomy group showed a more drastic decrease at the e

169 lline levels were significantly lower in the laparotomy group than in the vulvectomy group, whereas b

170 uggested that surgical trauma stimulates the laparotomy group to consume significantly more ornithine

171 anomalies and therefore underwent imaging or laparotomy (group C).

172 milar in the primary peritoneal-drainage and laparotomy groups (126+/-58 days and 116+/-56 days, resp

173 iver myeloid DCs following BDL, but not sham laparotomy, had increased Ag uptake in vivo, high IL-6 s

174 s (RCTs) conducted among patients undergoing laparotomy have been inconsistent.

175 Controls were uninjured and sham laparotomy (healed) groups.

176 Three months after laparotomy, her liver function had recovered, with resol

177 "ortho*", "trauma", "cancer", "appendic*", "laparotomy", "HIV", "tuberculosis", and "malaria" and in

178 tic laparoscopy reduced the number of futile laparotomies in patients with suspected advanced-stage o

179 aced 2 cm apart] electrodes) were created at laparotomy in 15 female pigs.

180 he DLs and thereby obviated a nontherapeutic laparotomy in 55.9% of patients with unresectable diseas

181 All patients had a midline laparotomy in an emergency setting.

182 ditory-cued fear memory was not disrupted by laparotomy in either age group.

183 ity at 30 days is higher following emergency laparotomy in England as compared with New York State de

184 Patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in England had significantly higher risk of m

185 Results of endoscopy and laparotomy in our patient with malignant atrophic papulo

186 ar mesh-augmented reinforcement of a midline laparotomy in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm is

187 ciated with ICP elevation, and decompressive laparotomy in patients with concurrent elevations in IAP

188 Diagnostic laparoscopy prior to laparotomy in patients with CT-resectable cancer appears

189 aparoscopy prior to laparotomy versus direct laparotomy in patients with pancreatic and periampullary

190 injured civilian patients requiring emergent laparotomy in the United States.

191 ing and decreases mechanical strength of the laparotomy incision by creating a chronic inflammatory e

192 Failing midline laparotomy incisions developed into incisional hernias.

193 WT to standard dressings on primarily closed laparotomy incisions following open abdominal surgery.

194 l radiation on the musculofascial healing of laparotomy incisions in a rat model.

195 Five patients (16.6%) required conversion to laparotomy, including 2 using hybrid technique.

196 LPS, both under ultrasound guidance and via laparotomy, induced delivery earlier than in PBS control

197 At laparotomy, innumerable characteristic lesions with cent

198 Burst abdomen after midline laparotomy is associated with increased morbidity and mo

199 f NPWT for routine SSI prophylaxis following laparotomy is currently not supported and should be used

200 n in patients with low rectal cancer because laparotomy is not necessary due to transanal specimen ex

201 sed risk of complications, if an exploratory laparotomy is not performed emergently.

202 A mini-laparotomy is, therefore, necessary in order to ensure s

203 Trauma management strategies such as laparotomy, laparoscopy, endoscopy, computed tomographic

204 y phase) and fibrosis starting 14 days after laparotomy (late phase).

205 fatal necrotising enterocolitis confirmed by laparotomy, leading to death, or both.

206 ndex, concomitant sleep apnea, conversion to laparotomy, longer operation time, a combination of butt

207 inage resolved 2 (6%) cases, and 34 required laparotomy (mean [SD], 4 [7]).

208 cannulation plus laparotomy) or T-H (midline laparotomy, mean blood pressure 35 +/- 5 mmHg for 90 min

209 mune responses observed in the more-invasive laparotomy model of inflammation-induced PTB.

210 PI was created using a standard laparotomy model.

211 pendicectomies (mp = 20), 40.6% of emergency laparotomies (mp = 27), and 17.4% of segmental colectomi

212 M 1:1; median age = 41 (12-95) yrs], through laparotomy (n = 157, 34%) or laparoscopy (n = 301, 66%).

213 onitic, or eviscerated proceeded directly to laparotomy (n = 249).

214 subjected to either T/HS or sham shock with laparotomy (n = 3-5 per group).

215 mined in 600 women who underwent laparoscopy/laparotomy (n = 473: operative cohort) or pelvic magneti

216 ug) under ultrasound guidance (n = 7) or via laparotomy (n = 7).

217 s with acute peritonitis underwent emergency laparotomy: number of perforations, distance of perforat

218 Futile laparotomy occurred in 10 (10%) of 102 patients in the l

219 Conversion to laparotomy occurred in 67 procedures (12%).

220 Patients who underwent laparotomy often had ischemia, possibly due to small-ves

221 subjected to sham operation (cannulation or laparotomy only or cannulation plus laparotomy) or T-H (

222 Control animals underwent laparotomy only.

223 term observation up to 14 months (M14) after laparotomy or after OVX-Diet, with intermediate time poi

224 a) and wild-type mice were subjected to sham laparotomy or cecal ligation and puncture.

225 ted rats subjected to either sham shock with laparotomy or T/HS.

226 ation or laparotomy only or cannulation plus laparotomy) or T-H (midline laparotomy, mean blood press

227 ate of 11.4% with laparoscopy and 10.2% with laparotomy, or a difference of 1.14% (90% lower bound, -

228 e: 12-34) for patients undergoing definitive laparotomy (P = 0.016).

229 hort, burst abdomen occurred after emergency laparotomy (P = 0.664).

230 Adult patients who underwent exploratory laparotomy participated in postoperative deep breathing

231 as significantly lower in laparoscopy versus laparotomy patients (52% v 94%, respectively; P < .0001)

232 oved in 8% of laparoscopy patients and 4% of laparotomy patients (P < .0001).

233 6-week postsurgery period, as compared with laparotomy patients.

234 s seen (17% of laparoscopy patients v 17% of laparotomy patients; P = .841).

235 All emergency laparotomies performed from 2009 to 2013 served as refer

236 red similar mean costs per patient to direct laparotomy ( pound7470 versus pound7480); diagnostic lap

237 he surgical technique adopted at the initial laparotomy: primary repair (Group A) or intestinal resec

238 AE: 96 minutes; P < 0.001) and conversion to laparotomy rate (TVAE: 0% vs TGAE: 5.6%; P < 0.023) were

239 The therapeutic laparotomy rate for the delayed laparotomies (DOM) was 6

240 creas transplantation resulted in a negative laparotomy rate of 43%, but permitted graft salvage in 4

241 ) SW and 355 (70.7%) GSW, with a therapeutic laparotomy rate of 85.7% and 91.8% for SW and GSW, respe

242 The negative laparotomy rate was 3.9%.

243 Secondary outcomes were unnecessary laparotomy rates and mortality.

244 Laparotomy rates decreased over time.

245 ence that adhesions form primarily following laparotomy rather than laparoscopy.

246 e scheduled to undergo surgical resection by laparotomy received a single intravenous infusion of 185

247 ngth of stay, conversion from laparoscopy to laparotomy, recurrence-free survival, site of recurrence

248 Yet, the benefits of laparoscopy over laparotomy regarding PPCs remain unknown.

249 In contrast, by 4 years, surgery for laparotomy-related complications was more likely among p

250 ar repair but are balanced by an increase in laparotomy-related reinterventions and hospitalizations

251 Of the 69 patients submitted to laparotomy, resection was possible in 55% and the curati

252 exploration, and eight of them had negative laparotomy results, yielding an NLR of 30% and a PR of 2

253 tained, prehospital times, location of first laparotomy (Role 3 or forward), use of DCL or definitive

254 Two weeks after laparotomy, samples of irradiated muscle were harvested

255 urgery, it is well documented that a midline laparotomy should be closed with a slowly absorbable mon

256 FD-embedded disposables was $0.17 for a 4X18 laparotomy sponge and $0.46 for a 10 pack of 12ply, 4X8.

257 Role 3 or forward), use of DCL or definitive laparotomy, subsequent surgical details, resource utiliz

258 After laparotomy, the patient developed liver insufficiency ma

259 In patients with abdominal decompression by laparotomy, there was no difference in mortality (adjust

260 Of the 13 patients undergoing delayed laparotomy, there were 10 therapeutic, 2 nontherapeutic,

261 h failed nonoperative management and delayed laparotomy, there were no complications.

262 ive dysfunction (POCD) in aged rats, we used laparotomy to mimic human abdominal surgery in adult (3

263 n via femoral artery cannulation followed by laparotomy (trauma-hemorrhage), hemorrhage with laparoto

264 ehavior, in mice to determine the effects of laparotomy under isoflurane anesthesia (Anesthesia/Surge

265 It then "developed" into abbreviated laparotomy using "rapid conservative operative technique

266 ctiveness of diagnostic laparoscopy prior to laparotomy versus direct laparotomy in patients with pan

267 ted hazard ratio for laparoscopy relative to laparotomy was 1.14 (90% lower bound, 0.92; 95% upper bo

268 The overall rate of conversion to open laparotomy was 10.1%: 19 of 236 patients (8.1%) in the r

269 Increasing use of DC laparotomy was followed by growing reports of postinjury

270 re and antibiotics; percutaneous drainage or laparotomy was performed when indicated.

271 of cancer recurrence with laparoscopy versus laparotomy was quantified and found to be small, providi

272 lammatory disease or a neoplasm, exploratory laparotomy was required.

273 Conversion from laparoscopy to laparotomy was secondary to poor visibility in 246 patie

274 The most common finding leading to laparotomy was the development of peritonitis in 70%.

275 When laparotomy was undertaken in the same admission as diagn

276 Shortly after, the second laparotomy was undertaken on suspicion of internal bleed

277 ith an open abdomen following damage control laparotomy was used to identify patients who developed E

278 (with adjuncts) in determining the need for laparotomy was: GSW-92% and SW-91%.

279 gh doses of TNF (7.5 mug intraperitoneally), laparotomies were performed and segments of small intest

280 Immediate laparotomies were performed in 119 (39.3%) SW and 355 (7

281 diagnostic peritoneal lavage and exploratory laparotomy were commonly utilized to diagnose intraabdom

282 th elective and emergency) through a midline laparotomy were divided into 2 groups.

283 d for any gastrointestinal emergency midline laparotomy were included until October 2015.

284 All older adults undergoing emergency laparotomy were included.

285 s interventions for complications related to laparotomy were more common after open repair.

286 0 and November 2012, 608 patients undergoing laparotomy were randomized at 16 centers across Germany.

287 y) and 13 patients undergoing major surgery (laparotomy) were prospectively followed up for 4 days.

288 e 56 (6.7%) deaths and 29 (3.5%) unnecessary laparotomies, whereas in the latter NOM group, 82 (30.1%

289 Of these, 834 (75.4%) underwent immediate laparotomy, whereas 272 (24.6%) were selected for NOM.

290 ty-five cases (21.6%) required conversion to laparotomy which occurred within 15' from start of case

291 diagnosis was not confirmed during emergency laparotomy, which revealed a gangrenous gallbladder adja

292 btle and nonspecific, whereas laparascopy or laparotomy will reveal pathognomic lesions on the serosa

293 rs to undergo primary peritoneal drainage or laparotomy with bowel resection.

294 rhage with laparotomy and femur fracture, or laparotomy with cecetomy and femur fracture with muscle

295 -peritoneal adhesion formation in rats using laparotomy with several peritoneal sutures to produce th

296 Mice receiving laparotomy without clamping served as sham-operated cont

297 ic properties and may contribute to the high laparotomy wound failure rate observed following incisio

298 SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Laparotomy wounds are associated with high rates of SSI.

299 se of negative pressure dressings for closed laparotomy wounds significantly reduces the incidence of

300 urgical site infection (SSI) rates in closed laparotomy wounds.