Mortality in patients with secondary peritonitis treated by primary closure or vacuum-assisted closure: nationwide register-based cohort study
This nationwide cohort study revealed no significant differences in mortality between PAC and VAC in patients with secondary peritonitis at any of the designated time points. Demographic and laboratory data suggest that VAC-treated patients had a higher baseline severity of illness.
Authors
- Issam Al‐Najami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4125-1565)
- Pooya Rajabaleyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6882-9427)
- Ulrik Deding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8263-2989)
- Lasse Kaalby
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJS Open
- Published
- 2025-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraf118
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00