Original Article

Predictors of Failed Primary Abdominal Closure in the Trauma Patient with an Open Abdomen

Background: We sought to characterize risk factors for failed closure after damage-control laparotomy and to examine the impact of two broad categories of open abdomen–management technique on rates of fascial approximation. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed (January 2006–December 2008) all trauma patients with an open abdomen after damage-control laparotomy. Patients with…