Aim: to evaluate the effectiveness of supporting plastic tubes technique (new technique) in prophylaxis against burst abdomen. Methods: a total of 140 patients, 76 patients underwent emergency laparotomy and 64 underwent elective laparotomy through midline laparotomy through a midline vertical incision. They were randomized to either mass closure alone or mass closure plus supporting plastic tube technique. All patients were consented. Results: There were 3 bursts out of 70 patients in the mass closure alone group (4.28% risk). while none of the patients in the supporting tubes group underwent burst (0% risk).However, there were two cases in the later group developed incisional hernia in the late post-operative period. Conclusion: supporting plastic tubes method is a good prophylactic method against burst abdomen, not for incisional hernia, and it is advised to be used in all risky patients.
Lotfy, W. (2009). BURST ABDOMEN: IS IT A PREVENTABLE COMPLICATION?. The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 28(3), 128-132. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2009.367598
MLA
Wael Lotfy. "BURST ABDOMEN: IS IT A PREVENTABLE COMPLICATION?", The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 28, 3, 2009, 128-132. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2009.367598
HARVARD
Lotfy, W. (2009). 'BURST ABDOMEN: IS IT A PREVENTABLE COMPLICATION?', The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 28(3), pp. 128-132. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2009.367598
VANCOUVER
Lotfy, W. BURST ABDOMEN: IS IT A PREVENTABLE COMPLICATION?. The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 2009; 28(3): 128-132. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2009.367598
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