title: Combining topical negative pressure and a Bogota bag for managing a difficult laparostomy.
abstract: A patient with a severe intra-abdominal infection required a laparostomy. A Bogota bag was combined with topical negative pressure therapy, saving nursing time and enabling successful management of wound fluid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Rijnland Hospital, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands. P.steenvoorde@lumc.nl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Steenvoorde
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Engeland
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bonsing
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oskam
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D001458:Bandages; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011312:Pressure; D054047:Surgical Stomas; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014618:Vacuum; D014945:Wound Healing