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  • General Surgery
  • Surgical Outcomes
  • Critical Care Medicine

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  • Intra-abdominal infections pose significant risks to surgical patients.
  • Rapid source-control laparotomy (RSCL) is a surgical approach used in managing severe intra-abdominal infections.
  • Primary fascial closure (PFC) is a standard method for abdominal wound closure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of RSCL on mortality rates in non-trauma patients with intra-abdominal infections.
  • To compare the length of stay (LOS) between patients undergoing RSCL and PFC.
  • To test the hypothesis that RSCL reduces mortality and LOS compared to PFC.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective cohort analysis using the 2015 National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP) database.
  • Patients were identified using International Classification of Diseases-10 codes for various intra-abdominal conditions.
  • Propensity score-matched cohorts (n=210 each) were analyzed to compare mortality and LOS between RSCL and PFC groups, adjusting for covariates.

Main Results:

  • RSCL was associated with significantly higher odds of death (1.78 times that of PFC; p=0.02).
  • There was no significant difference in hospital length of stay between the RSCL and PFC groups (median 14 vs. 11 days; p=0.35).
  • Key patient variables including age, BMI, ASA class, and pre-operative septic state were considered in the analysis.

Conclusions:

  • RSCL in general surgical patients with intra-abdominal infection is linked to increased mortality.
  • Further research is needed to identify specific physiological parameters that may indicate the necessity for RSCL.
  • The study suggests caution in the routine application of RSCL without clear indications.