OBJECTIVE: To determine whether prevention of the @entity8479 after celiotomy for @entity130 justifies the use of absorbable mesh prosthesis closure in severely injured @entity1 . DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of case series from July 1, 1989, to July 31, 1996. SETTING: University-based level I @entity130 center. @entity1 : Seventy-three consecutive @entity130 @entity1 requiring celiotomy who received absorbable mesh prosthesis closure and 73 control @entity1 matched for injury severity and @entity130 type who received celiotomy without a mesh prosthesis closure. INTERVENTIONS: Absorbable mesh prosthesis closure was used in cases of @entity4438 , @entity8479 , @entity39 , @entity130 , or planned reoperation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Demographics, Injury Severity Score, @entity1661 Index, highest abdominal Abbreviated Injury Scale score, number of abdominal/pelvic injuries, highest head Abbreviated Injury Scale score, shock, indication for mesh closure, complications, number of operations and time required for closure, days in the intensive care unit, length of stay, and mortality were determined. The highest abdominal Abbreviated Injury Scale score was multiplied by the number of abdominal/pelvic injuries to calculate the @entity530 score. RESULTS: Group 1 consisted of 47 @entity1 who received mesh at initial celiotomy, and group 2, 26 @entity1 who received mesh at a subsequent celiotomy. These 2 groups were statistically similar in demographics, injury severity, and mortality. However, group 2 had a significantly higher incidence of postoperative @entity8479 (35% vs 0%), @entity39 (39% vs 0%), @entity6177 (35% vs 4%), and enterocutaneous @entity292 (23% vs 11%) compared with group 1 (P < .001). Group 1 @entity1 with preoperative @entity8479 had more abdominal/ pelvic injuries and higher @entity1661 index than matched controls (P < .05). There was a trend toward higher @entity530 score in @entity1 who developed @entity8479 . The Pearson coefficient of correlation between the @entity1661 index and the more easily calculated @entity530 score was 0.91 (P < .001). CONCLUSION: The use of absorbable mesh prosthesis closure in severely injured @entity1 undergoing celiotomy was effective in treating and preventing the @entity8479 .

Prevention of XXXX by absorbable mesh prosthesis closure.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity4438 :: ('MESH:C563219', 'Disease') :: ['excessive fascial tension'] @entity39 :: ('MESH:D009336', 'Disease') :: ['necrotizing fasciitis'] @entity6177 :: ('MESH:D018784', 'Disease') :: ['intra-abdominal abscess/peritonitis'] @entity1661 :: ('MESH:D000008', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal trauma', 'Abdominal Trauma'] @entity530 :: ('MESH:D010386', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal pelvic trauma'] @entity8479 :: ('MESH:D059325', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal compartment syndrome'] @entity292 :: ('MESH:D005402', 'Disease') :: ['fistula'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['traumatic defect', 'trauma']
@entity8479 :: (MESH:D059325,Disease) :: ['abdominal compartment syndrome']
