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Factors influencing fascial closure after open abdomen treatment: Results from a multi-center multinational registry (Open Abdomen Route of the European Hernia Society). On whom does fascial closure depend: The patient or the surgeon?

Factors influencing fascial closure after open abdomen treatment: Results from a multi-center multinational registry (Open Abdomen Route of the European Hernia Society). On whom does fascial closure depend: The patient or the surgeon?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00021719
Enrollment
679
Registered
2020-05-18
Start date
2015-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

open abdomen therapy

Interventions

Group 1: Retrospective analysis of registry data on factors predicting delayed primary fascial closure after open abdomen therapy.

Sponsors

Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All open abdomen patients, all indications and underlying diseases, all types of open abdomen techniques, if patients had survived for a minimum period of 24 hours after the initiation of open abdomen management, if the participating hospital was registered with EuraHS and was a member of the Open Abdomen Study Group, if informed consent had been obtained from the patient or a legal representative.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Consent was not obtained. The patient died within 24 hours after the initiation of open abdomen management. The data set for the variables included in the analysis was incomplete. All patients who died before the completion of open abdomen treatment were excluded from the analysis of fascial closure (endpoint) (per-protocol analysis).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fascial closure rate—

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactArnulf Willms

Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie

arnulfwillms@bundeswehr.org02612812218

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026