Acta Médica Portuguesa (Dec 1980)

Laparotomy wound disruption. An avoidable technical failure.

  • António Mendes de Almeida,
  • Winston Gracias,
  • Noel Medina,
  • Fernando Aldeia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.4183
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 5-6

Abstract

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Laparotomy wound disruption, in spite of being a quite avoidable complication, the result of a technical mishap, as it is, still carries a significantly high morbidity and mortality. A group of 648 major laparotomies, with no dehiscences, is compared with another one of 1154, with 39 disruptions, the most significant differences residing on the technical type of closure.