Management of Burst Abdomen

Burst Abdomen Surgery

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term effects of repair of burst abdomen by both primary repair and component separation. The main question it aims to answer is:

Does component separation lower postoperative complications ?

to compare between 2 common techniques for management of burst abdomen

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult patients (≥18 years) underwent PCS+TAR+MA or primary suture with tension sutures for complete burst abdomen

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1. BA grade 1B, 2, 3, and 4 (n=17),
• < 18 years (n=2)
• Primary laparotomy performed through a non-midline incision (n=4)
• Open abdomen (n=5)