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The open abdomen: aetiology, classification and current management strategies
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
Journal of Wound Care
|January 20, 2005
Abstract:
A new classification system has been devised for open abdominal wounds. This will help identify an appropriate management strategy, and indicate the associated morbidity and outcome. In all cases, early intervention is vital.