Open Abdomen: Vacuum Pack Versus Sylo Bag and Mesh Protocol

Vacuum Pack Technique described by Barker et al.

"double sylo bag, one underneath the fascia and the other sutured to the skin, at the initial operation.~At subsequent surgeries once the abdomen is clean the investigators leave the same subfascial sylo bag and use a prolene mesh attached to the fascia. This mesh is resutured every day until the abdominal fascia is approximated enough to permit closure"