title: [The "open abdomen" as one of the possible therapeutic alternatives in postoperative complications].
abstract: The authors discuss the important problem of healing, infection of surgical wounds and causes of healing per secundam. Despite efforts on the part of surgeons to close the surgical wound, in particular in old people with polymorbidity, hypoproteinaemia and anaemia, disintegration of the surgical wound may occur which cannot be closed and healing must proceed while the abdomen is open.
authors.affiliation: I. chirurgická klinika Fakultnej nemocnice University Komenského, Bratislava, Slovenská republika.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vrtík
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Filo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vician
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durdík
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Smolen
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing