Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure (VAWC) and Mesh Mediated Fascial Traction

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

111

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 1, 2006

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2009

Study Completion Date

April 1, 2015

Conditions
Open AbdomenFascial Closure
Interventions
PROCEDURE

VAWC and mesh mediated fascial traction

"The first period of 2-5 days only the abdominal VAWC dressing is applied. On day 3-10 a polypropylene mesh is sutured to the fascial edges, between the two layers of the VAWC system, and tightened.~The VAWC dressing is changed and the mesh tightened every 2-3 days, resulting in gradual approximation of the fascial edges.~Finally the mesh is removed and the fascia is closed"

Trial Locations (5)

791 82

Department of Surgery, Falu Hospital, Falun

801 87

Department of Surgery, Gävle Hospital, Gävle

205 02

Department of Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Malmo

Department of Vascular Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Malmo

751 85

Department of Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Uppsala University Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Gävle Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Falu Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

KCI Europe Holding B.V.

INDUSTRY

collaborator

The Swedish Research Council

OTHER_GOV

lead

Skane University Hospital

OTHER

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