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Open abdomen management and outcomes: two case reports from western Kenya and a review of literature from Africa

The open abdomen (OA) is clinically indicated for attenuating the effects of select intra-abdominal insults that may lead to high intra-abdominal pressure with fascial closure. Despite the high incidence of conditions warranting OA in Africa, there are few reports on its use and outcomes. A retrospe...

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Autores principales: Mwita, Clifford, Negesa, Ruth, Boeck, Marissa, Wandera, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6522152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31143338
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2019.32.33.17859