Open AccessUse of a furosemide drip does not improve earlier primary fascial closure in the open abdomen
Author(s) -
Leland H. Webb,
Mayur B. Patel,
Marcus J. Dortch,
Richard S. Miller,
Oliver L. Gunter,
Bryan R. Collier
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.96480
Subject(s) - furosemide , closure (psychology) , medicine , abdomen , surgery , political science , law
The furosemide drip (FD), in addition to improving volume overload respiratory failure, has been used to decrease fluid in attempts to decrease intra-abdominal and abdominal wall volumes to facilitate fascial closure. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the FD and the associated rate of primary fascial closure following trauma damage control laparotomy (DCL).