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Open Abdomen in Obese Patients: Pay Attention! New Evidences from IROA, the International Register of Open Abdomen

  • Marco Ceresoli
  • , Ionut Negoi
  • , Monica Zese
  • , Savino Occhionorelli
  • , Francesca Gubbiotti
  • , Sergei Shlyapnikov
  • , Christian Galatioto
  • , Massimo Chiarugi
  • , Zaza Demetrashvili
  • , Daniele Dondossola
  • , Orestis Ioannidis
  • , Giuseppe Novelli
  • , Mirco Nacoti
  • , Desmond Khor
  • , Kenji Inaba
  • , Demetrios Demetriades
  • , Torsten Kaussen
  • , Asri Che Jusoh
  • , Wagih Ghan-Nam
  • , Boris Sakakushev
  • Ohad Guetta, Agron Dogjani, Stefano Costa, Sandeep Singh, Dimitrios Damaskos, Arda Isik, Kuo Ching Yuan, Francesco Trotta, Stefano Rausei, Aleix Martinez-Perez, Giovanni Bellanova, Vinicius Cordeiro Fonseca, Fernando Hernández, Athanasios Marinis, Wellington Fernandes, Martha Quiodettis, Miklosh Bala, Andras Vereczkei, Rafael Curado, Gustavo Pereira Fraga, Bruno M. Pereira, Mahir Gachabayov, Guillermo Perez Chagerben, Miguel Leon Arel-Lano, Sefa Ozyazici, Gianluca Costa, Tugan Tezcaner, Matteo Porta, Yousheng Li, Faruk Karateke, Dimitrios Manatakis, Federico Mariani, Federic Lora, Ivan Sahderov, Boyko Atanasov, Sergio Zegarra, Luca Fattori, Alice Nigro, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Anton Parfenov, Giulia Montori, Paolo Dionigi, Michael Sugrue, Vincent Dubuisson, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Rao Ivatury
  • University of Milano-Bicocca
  • ASST Monza
  • Emergency Surgery Hospital
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara
  • Science Research of Emergency Care N. A
  • AziendaOspedaliero-Universitaria Pisana
  • Kipshidze Central Universtity Hospital
  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Infermi Hospital
  • ASST Papa Giovanni Hospital Bergamo
  • Uniformed Services University Health Sciences
  • Leibniz University Hannover
  • Khuala Krai Hospital
  • Mansoura Faculty of Medicine
  • Medical University of Plovdiv
  • Soroka Medical Centre
  • University Hospital of Trauma
  • Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • John Radcliffe Hospital
  • Erzincan University Faculty of Medicine Mengucek Gazi Training Research Hospital Erzincan
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • UO Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale Maggiore Di Cremona
  • University of Insubria
  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
  • SS. Annunziata Hospital
  • Hospital Santa Virgínia
  • Hospital Central Militar, Mexico City
  • Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus
  • Hospital Regional de Sao Jose
  • Hospital Santo Tomás
  • Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
  • University of Pécs Medical School
  • University of Campinas
  • Vladimir City Emergency Hospital
  • University Hospital Ecuador
  • La Paz University Hospital
  • Department of Surgery Adana
  • Sant’Andrea University Hospital
  • University of Baskent
  • IRCCS-Policlinico San Donato
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
  • Department of Surgery AthensNaval Veterans Hospital
  • General Surgery Santa Maria alle Scotte Universitary Hospital Siena
  • General Surgery Città della Salute e della scienza
  • Krasnoyarsk Regional Vascular Centre
  • UMHAT ‘‘Eurohospital’’ Plovdiv
  • General Surgery Hospital Almenara
  • Regional Trauma Services Foothills Medical Centre
  • St. Petersburg
  • IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
  • Letterkenny University Hospital
  • Bordeaux University Hospital
  • General Surgery Saint Jean de Malte Hospital
  • Virginia Commonwealth University

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Abstract

Background: Open abdomen is the cornerstone of damage control strategies in acute care and trauma surgery. The role of BMI has not been well investigated. The aim of the study was to assess the role of BMI in determining outcomes after open abdomen. Methods: This is an analysis of patients recorded into the International Register of Open Abdomen; patients were classified in two groups according to BMI using a cutoff of 30 kg/m2. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality; secondary outcomes were primary fascia closure rate, length of treatment, complication rate, entero-atmospheric fistula rate and length of ICU stay. Results: A total of 591 patients were enrolled from 57 centers, and obese patients were 127 (21.5%). There was no difference in mortality between the two groups; complications developed during the open treatment were higher in obese patients (63.8% vs. 53.4%, p = 0.038) while post-closure complications rate was similar. Obese patients had a significantly longer duration of the open treatment (9.1 ± 11.5 days vs. 6.3 ± 7.5 days; p = 0,002) and lower primary fascia closure rate (75.5% vs. 89.5%; p < 0,001). No differences in fistula rate were found. There was a linear correlation between the duration of open abdomen and the BMI (Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient = 0,201; p < 0,001). Conclusions: Open abdomen in obese patients seems to be safe as in non-obese patients with similar mortality; however, in obese patients the length of open abdomen is significantly higher with higher complication rate, longer ICU length of stay and lower primary fascia closure rate. Trial registration number: ClinicalTrials.gov, Identifier: NCT02382770.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-62
Number of pages10
JournalWorld Journal of Surgery
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes

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