OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a standardized surgical primary repair for burst abdomen could lower the rate of fascial redehiscence. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Burst abdomen after midline laparotomy is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The surgical treatment is poorly investigated but known for a poor outcome with high rates of re-evisceration (redehiscence). METHODS: This study was a single-center, interventional study comparing rates of fascial redehiscence after surgery for b...
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