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Surgical Classification of Open Abdomen: Which Clinical Implications?

Authors: Stefano Rausei, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Francesca Rovera, Luigi Boni, Renzo Dionigi

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 3/2010

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After a consensus group meeting, Bjorck et al. [1] suggest a new classification system for open abdomen in order to improve the management and, consequently, the outcome of this approach in surgical critical patients. Focusing their attention only on descriptive aspects of intraoperative pattern (contamination, visceral adherence/fixity, and enteric fistula), the authors propose an easy and readily reproducible classification. However, we have some observations regarding this work. …

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Title: Surgical Classification of Open Abdomen: Which Clinical Implications?
Authors: Stefano Rausei
Gianlorenzo Dionigi
Francesca Rovera
Luigi Boni
Renzo Dionigi
Publication date: 01-03-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-009-0212-2

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