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A Cross‐Sectional Study for the Effect of Intra‐Abdominal Pressure as a Factor for Abdominal Wound Dehiscence

Meghraj J. Chawada, Anil P. Chavan, Kshitija Pokharkar, Sudhir Deshmukh and P.T. Jamdade
Page: 395-401 | Received 20 Feb 2024, Published online: 04 Apr 2024

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Abstract

Burst abdomen (abdominal wound dehiscence) is a serious, difficult, and frustrating postoperative complication experienced by many surgeons worldwide associated with high morbidity and mortality up to 36%, with significant effect on health care cost, for both the patients and the hospitals. To study the various risk factors for abdominal wound dehiscence. To evaluate rise in intra‐abdominal pressure as a factor for abdominal wound dehiscence. The present study was a cross‐sectional study for the effect of Intra‐Abdominal Pressure as a factor for Abdominal Wound Dehiscence in the department of General surgery of a tertiary care hospital during a period of 18 months from January 2021 to June 2022. A written informed consent was taken from all individuals who were eligible for the study as per the inclusion criteria. The Incidence of Abdominal wound dehiscence was 13%. According to grading of intra‐abdominal pressure majority 79(68.7%) were grade 1, 20(17.4%) were grade 2, 8(7%) were grade 3 and 4 each. chronic cough, Diabetes, hypertension, chest infection and wound infection were significant risk factors for Abdominal wound dehiscence. There was a statistically significant association between wound dehiscence and intraabdominal pressure. As the pressure increases the chance of wound dehiscence increases. Chronic Cough, Diabetes, Hypertension, Chest infection and wound infection and increased intraabdominal pressure was significantly associated with wound dehiscence in patients with emergency laparotomy. We need to identify the risk individuals who were at risk of developing wound dehiscence. There is a need for further studies to identify further risk factors associated with wound dehiscence.

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Meghraj J. Chawada, Anil P. Chavan, Kshitija Pokharkar, Sudhir Deshmukh and P.T. Jamdade. A Cross‐Sectional Study for the Effect of Intra‐Abdominal Pressure as a Factor for Abdominal Wound Dehiscence.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.3.395.401
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