title: Simple adaptation for dynamic Bogota bag.
abstract: The use of a large Bogota bag tucked well under fascial edges to the colonic gutters and easily made elastic bands from Esmarch bandage provides a dynamic tension system that decreases subsequent trips to theatre and may allow gradual closure of the abdominal wound.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi okjohnsonsj@jesuits.net.
authors.forename: O Kenneth
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D058107:Abdominal Wound Closure Techniques; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments
keywords: Dynamic Bogota bag