Cochrane · systematic review · CD013710
Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non‐trauma patients
Cheng, Y, Wang, K, Gong, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library
WoundsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
10
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 40%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 60%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
NPWT compared with the Bogota bag for managing the open abdomen in non‐trauma patients
Population: adults with an open abdomen after surgery who have not experienced trauma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to primary fascial closure of the abdomen NPWT vs the Bogota bag | MD 3.6 | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Proportion of participants with successful primary fascial closure of the abdomen NPWT vs the Bogota bag | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events (fistulae formation) NPWT vs the Bogota bag | RR 2 [0.2, 20.33] | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
All‐cause mortality NPWT vs the Bogota bag | RR 0.71 [0.27, 1.88] | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Participant health‐related quality of life NPWT vs the Bogota bag | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Suprasorb CNP system compared with the ABThera system for managing the open abdomen in non‐trauma patients
Population: adults with an open abdomen after surgery who have not experienced trauma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to primary fascial closure of the abdomen Suprasorb CNP system vs the ABThera system | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Proportion of participants with successful primary fascial closure of the abdomen Suprasorb CNP system vs the ABThera system | RR 0.8 [0.56, 1.14] | 1 study · 34 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Adverse events (fistulae formation) Suprasorb CNP system vs the ABThera system | RR 0.11 [0.01, 1.92] | 1 study · 34 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
All‐cause mortality Suprasorb CNP system vs the ABThera system | RR 0.33 [0.04, 2.89] | 1 study · 34 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Participant health‐related quality of life Suprasorb CNP system vs the ABThera system | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |