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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
Reports have focused on the perceived benefit of a new method of managing pancreatic necrosis and sepsis: leaving the abdomen packed open after debridement, the "marsupialization" technique. We have continued to treat infected pancreatic necrosis with aggressive pancreatic debridement and drainage, closure of the abdomen, and prompt reoperation as often as necessary if further sepsis is identified. We report 52 consecutive patients with infected pancreatic necrosis operated upon between July, 1972 and March, 1990. Postoperative organ failure and APACHE II scoring correlated with survival. Patients with APACHE II scores less than 15 had an operative mortality rate of 4 per cent, whereas patients with scores greater than 15 had a 44 per cent mortality rate. We recognize that no two retrospective series are truly comparable, but in comparison to published reports on the open technique, fascial closure after pancreatic debridement appeared to produce fewer wound complications (only one dehiscence and one incisional hernia) and fewer trips to the operating room.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0003-1348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
309-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Abdomen, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Bacteremia, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Cardiac Output, Low, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Cause of Death, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Debridement, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Drainage, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Fascia, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Liver Failure, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Necrosis, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Pancreatitis, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Renal Insufficiency, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Respiratory Insufficiency, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:8161076-Survival Rate
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Fascial closure in the management of infected pancreatic necrosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Cleveland clinic Foundation, Ohio.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article