SDC 7, Table.Vacuum-assisted closure vs Bogota bag techniques.

Author.
Year of publication / Type of study / Nation - Center / Period of patient recruitment / Patients / Type of therapy
Number of patients enrolled / Type of surgical treatment / Pathologies / Type of device / Number of patients enrolled / Type of device / Number of patients enrolled
Rencuzogullari, 201522 / RCT / Turkey – single center / February 2007 – September 2010 / 40 / Decompressive laparotomy for ACS / Patients with Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) following trauma and abdominal surgery / Vacuum assisted closure / 20 / Bogota bag / 20
Batacchi,
200923 / Prospective cohort study / Italy/Israel- mulcentric / January 2006 – April 2009 / 66 / Temporary abdominal closure / Damage control laparotomy for abdominal injury
(22 pts.)
Treatment of intra-abdominal sepsis
(20 pts.)
Damage control laparotomy for abdominal/vascular pathology
(9 pts.) / Vacuum assisted closure / 35 / Bogota bag / 31

SDC 8, Table. Vacuum-assisted closure vs mesh-foil laparostomy without negative pressure.

Author.
Year of publication / Type of study / Nation - Center / Period of patient recruitment / Patients / Type of therapy
Number of patients enrolled / Type of surgical treatment / Pathologies / Type of device / Number of patients enrolled / Type of device / Number of patients enrolled
Mutafchiyski, 201524 / Prospective cohort study / Bulgaria - single center / January 2006 - December 2013 / 108 / Temporary abdominal wall closure / Diffuse peritonitis (108 pts.) / VAC / 49 / Mesh-foil laparostomy without negative pressure / 69
Bee, 200725 / RCT / USA – single center / April 2003 – July 2007 / 51 / Temporary abdominal wall closure / Injury (46 pts.) or emergent non traumatic illness (5 pts.) / VAC / 31 / Mesh-foil laparostomy without negative pressure / 20

SDC 9, Table.Vacuum-assisted closure vs laparostomy with adhesive impermeable with midline zip.

Author.
Year of publication / Type of study / Nation - Center / Period of patient recruitment / Patients / Type of therapy
Number of patients enrolled / Type of surgical treatment / Pathologies / Type of device / Number of patients enrolled / Type of device / Number of patients enrolled
Olejnik, 200826 / Retrospective cohort study / Slovakia – single center / 2002-2006 / 106 / Laparostomy / Acute pancreatitis with infected pancreatic necrosis / VAC / 39 / Adhesive impermeable with midline zip / 67

SDC 10, Table.Active negative pressure vs no active negative pressure.

Author.
Year of publication / Type of study / Nation - Center / Period of patient recruitment / Patients / Type of therapy
Number of patients enrolled / Type of surgical treatment / Pathologies / Type of device / Number of patients enrolled / Type of device / Number of patients enrolled
Szmyt, 201527 / Retrospective cohort study / Poland – single center / 2009-2012 / 37 / Open abdomen / IAHS/ACS / Active negative pressure / 17 / No active negative pressure / 20
Wild, 201428 / Retrospective cohort study / Austria - multicenter / January 2001 – December 2006 / 239 / Temporary abdominal wall closure / Generalized peritonitis
(239 pts.) / VAC / 177 / Conventional open therapy / 62
Carlson, 201329 / Retrospective cohort study / United Kingdom – multicenter / January 2010 – June 2011 / 578 / Open abdomen / Damage control laparotomy for abdominal injury
(95 pts.)
Treatment of intra-abdominal sepsis
(418 pts.)
Damage control laparotomy for abdominal/vascular pathology
(65 pts) / Active negative pressure / 355 / No active negative pressure / 223