The clinical consequences of burst abdomen after emergency midline laparotomy: a prospective, observational cohort study.

Madeline Kvist Thomas Korgaard Jensen Christian Snitkjær Jakob Burcharth

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2024)

Patients with burst abdomen had an increased risk of postoperative complications during admission as well as a longer and more complicated admission with multiple non-surgical complications.

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