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with hemoglobin in the uptake and transport of oxygen. It is recommended to continually remove the smoke produced by tissue fulguration without an increase in carboxyhemoglobin levels [89,
90]. Harmonic scissors produce vapor-free gas,
avoiding the potential effects of carbon monox­ide [91]. Another negative effect of electrocau­tery is the potential for uterine irritation. The CO2 insufation into the amniotic cavity of anesthe­tized ewes produced severe fetal hypercapnia, despite normal maternal CO2 pressure and pH [92]. However, the possible adverse effect of CO2 pneumoamnion is most relevant to the future use of fetal surgery and should not be extrapolated to intraperitoneal surgery.
A cardiac output decrease may put the placen­tal and fetal blood ow at risk. However, the effect of increased IAP on venous return is volume- dependent [93]. In relatively hypovole­mic subjects, increased IAP decreases venous return. This effect results from elevated venous resistance greater than the concomitant increase in mean systemic pressure. Conversely, in rela­tively hypervolemic subjects, increased IAP causes minimal compression of the inferior vena cava, and increased mean systemic pressure “pumps” the blood into the inferior vena cava. This effect causes increased venous return and cardiac output resulting from the Starling mecha­nisms [93]. Therefore, pregnant women are usually hypervolemic because pregnancy is asso­ciated with increased circulating blood volume. The pneumoperitoneum should not lead to lower cardiac output or decreased fetal ow. Moreover, moderately increased IAP as in laparoscopy (12– 15mmHg) increases preload at the beginning of pneumoperitoneum as a result of “milking” pooled blood from the splanchnic veins to the systemic circulation and forcing blood to the intravascular compartment from the compressed liver and spleen [9496].
The anesthesiologist easily corrects maternal respiratory acidosis, but the end-tidal CO2 may not reect the fetus’s true pCO2 and acid-base balance. Alterations in ventilator settings based on maternal end-tidal CO2 resulted in late and incomplete correction of respiratory acidosis. Therefore, arterial blood gases should be fol-
lowed for accurate monitoring, especially because the end-tidal CO2 signicantly underes­timates maternal pCO2 by 15 mmHg and lags behind it [70]. Fetal hypercarbia, acidosis, possi­bly tachycardia, and increased fetal arterial pres­sure are produced by a CO2 pneumoperitoneum [70]. Again, adverse long-term effects of these physiologic alterations on the fetus are not found but should be avoided, if possible, by close moni­toring of maternal indices.
An N2O pneumoperitoneum showed none of the ‘acidotic’ changes of CO2 pneumoperito­neum, but it has not been used due to combustion concerns [70].
The Postpartum Period
The postpartum patient can eliminate concerns about the fetus. However, several unique charac­teristics apply to this group. The enlarged uterus is a potential technical factor in the early postpar­tum period. After CS, the challenges of a recent surgical incision must be considered.
Any conservative treatment course is ham­pered by these patients’ strong desire to minimize the number of hospital days, recurrent symptoms, and disability. Physiologically, postpartum patients are still recovering from pregnancy and childbirth. Also, separation from a newborn, combined with varying degrees of labile emo­tions related to the postpartum state, accentuates the usual psychological stresses of illness. If early laparoscopy can be applied to this group, the benets will be even greater than that reported for the general population.
The enlarged uterus does not hamper expo­sure, even in the rst week. At the time of sur­gery, the uterine fundus is below the umbilicus. This is consistent with technical success and good exposure in pregnant patients undergoing laparoscopy during the rst and second trimes­ters [97].
The nal unique consideration in the postpar­tum patient is the presence of a healing abdomi­nal incision after CS. Adhesions are rarely encountered after CS.It seems prudent to utilize the minimal IAP of 10 mmHg in CS patients. This may prevent undue mechanical strain on the healing wound, which is necessary for adequate
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exposure in these patients. Although evidence suggests a fascial separation, if present, occurs early, it remains to be seen what long-term status these incisions will achieve. The course of the procedure and recovery is identical to the remain­der of the patients. No hernia has developed in these patients with a follow-up of 5.5years [98].
Combined or Consecutive Operations During theSame Pregnancy
Different emergent procedures are performed dur­ing the same pregnancy. Maternal and fetal out­comes depend mostly on the severity of the underlying disease, not the operation and anesthe­sia. Both open and laparoscopic approaches are allowed. The cholecystectomy is performed rst because it looks safer to conduct a cholecystectomy in a stable patient before any signicant bleeding potentially encountered with childbirth [99] unless preoperative fetal distress is conrmed.
When a laparoscopic approach is performed with CS, CS should be performed rst due to the remote intra-abdominal disease. There are sev­eral benets of such management. First, the fetus has shorter exposure to the consequences of an underlying maternal disease. Second, there is more intra-abdominal space after CS, and the pneumoperitoneum can be increased to 15 mmHg. Third, if the operation cannot be completed by laparoscopy, a separate incision or extension of median laparotomy enables com­bined procedures.
Gasless Laparoscopy
To overcome the potential adverse effects of pneu­moperitoneum to the fetus, gasless laparoscopic surgery (GLS) was developed during the 1990s [100, 101]. GLS in pregnancy has comparable out- comes to conventional CO2 laparoscopy, but it is associated with some advantages. Hypercarbia and increased intraperitoneal pressure due to CO2 insufation are avoided. Operations can be per­formed in epidural anesthesia [102].
There are two basic lift systems. The subcuta- neous lift system [100, 102] has advantages over the full-thickness wall lift [101]. First, the sur­geon can avoid injury to the gravid uterus, thus reducing the risk of abortion. Second, the subcu­taneous lift system can be applied to all patients,
regardless of previous abdominal surgery or unexpected adhesions. Another positive feature of the subcutaneous lift system is eliminating trauma to the peritoneum, which could cause pain and result in adhesions.
Experience with gasless laparoscopy is lim­ited to only 45 patients operated in pregnancy [103105]. More than 30 cases of non-emergent GLS adnexal mass operations were performed during pregnancy [102, 106108]. Only six cases of GLS cholecystectomy during pregnancy were published [103, 109]. There is a case of GLS for uterine myomectomy [110]. Three case reports of GLS-treated adnexal torsion during pregnancy were published. Two were successfully per­formed using the Laparofan (Origin, Menlo Park, CA) [111, 112] and one with Mizuho Co [105].
Gasless laparoscopy is not widely accepted
in pregnant populations.
3.2.2.2 Burst Abdomen
Denition
A burst abdomen represents the partial or com­plete separation of an abdominal wall wound with protrusion or evisceration of abdominal contents. It should be distinguished from wound dehiscence. Wound dehiscence and incisional hernia are parts of the same wound failure pro­cess; timing and the healing of the overlying skin distinguish the two. Wound dehiscence occurs before cutaneous healing, while incisional her­nias (see Sect. 19.4) lie under a well-healed skin incision. Evisceration can occur after skin isch­emia and subsequent skin dehiscence overlying hernia due to increased IAP. This condition is mostly seen with the (incarcerated) uterus in the giant umbilical hernia (see Sect. 19.2).
Incidence andEtiopathogenesis
Burst abdomen during pregnancy develops after incisional hernias (Fig.3.6) [113, 114], umbilical hernias (Fig. 19.21) [115, 116], and surgical site infections after laparotomy [117119]. Intra­abdominal sepsis in pregnancy is rare, and
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abdominal wall dehiscence following intra­abdominal sepsis is even rarer. Respiratory insuf­ciency, compensated by the additional use of abdominal respiratory muscles, can cause wound dehiscence [120]. The risk is higher if the under­lying disease is causing respiratory insufciency. For example, (1) silicosis can impair the prolif-
erative phase of wound healing through the destruction of macrophages, which promote the inammatory response and clear apoptotic cells [120], and (2) corticosteroid therapy for silicosis can additionally impair wound healing.
3.2.2.3 Acute Surgical Conditions
Acute Pancreatitis
A study of 17 pregnant women with acute pan­creatitis in the third trimester (with 47% due to hyperlipidemia) found a high prevalence of IAH, with a mean IAP of 16.7 mmHg [121]. Two (12%) developed ACS, with organ dysfunction and a mean IAP of 21.7mmHg.
Intestinal Obstruction
See Chap. 18.
Acute Appendicitis
Acute appendicitis is the most common acute abdominal surgical condition during pregnancy. Therefore, although rare, the complications, such as diffuse peritonitis and subsequent IAH, are proportionally high [122, 123].
Spontaneous Hepatic Rupture
Spontaneous hepatic rupture in pregnancy with hemoperitoneum causes IAP. The condition is most commonly the result of preeclampsia, which is a cause of increased IAP [124]. The third factor
Fig. 3.6 Protrusion of a 28–30-week pregnant uterus through a large, 10-year unrepaired incisional hernia site. (Reproduced with permission from [113])
Fig. 3.7 Perihepatic packing as a temporary treatment of spontaneous liver rupture in pregnancy. (Reproduced with permission from [124] under the CC BY 4.0 and Reproduced with permission from [125])
that increases IAP is perihepatic packing (Fig.3.7), a commonly used measure for temporary bleeding
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control when a hepatobiliary surgeon is unavail­able [124, 126]. Simultaneously with perihepatic packing, CS is performed. Due to deranged coagu­lation, closure of the gravid uterus is commonly completed with pelvic packing, which also increases IAP [127]. In most published cases, IAP was not measured or not mentioned. One of the positive effects of lowering IAP is emergent CS.
3.3 Clinical Presentation
The diagnosis of peripartum ACS is challenging due to the lack of well-established normative pregnant values of IAP and the overlap of signs and symptoms between ACS and severe pre­eclampsia, such as oliguria and nonspecic abdominal pain [128]. Abdominal distension is always present. Percussion reveals intraperito­neal uid or tympanism (drum-like distension) characteristic of bowel obstruction or paralytic ileus. BP differentiates between preeclampsia/ eclampsia (elevated) and septic or hemorrhagic shock. BP should be checked every several hours or when the clinical condition deteriorates. Patients with elevated BP with HELLP syndrome can develop hepatic rupture with the hemoperito­neum resulting in a fall in BP [54].
A burst abdomen is easy to detect clinically as a possible consequence of IAH/ACS in preg­nancy. The condition may manifest following straining or removal of the skin sutures. Patients often note a ‘ripping sensation’ or a feeling that ‘something has given way’. Impeding abdominal wall dehiscence is often preceded by the appear­ance of a salmon-pink serous discharge from the wound. Late presentation of the burst abdomen could result from the increased IAP and com­pression on the weakened abdominal wall from the inside, sometimes with surgical site infection. Large gravid uterus can be the only organ [113,
129] of evisceration (Fig.3.6).
3.4 Diagnosis
Diagnostic workup should include the detection of IAP, IAH, and ACS and the underlying patho­physiologic process that leads to increased
IAP.Nonoperative (see Sect. 2.2.1) and operative conditions (see Sect. 2.2.2) should be searched. ACS is widely unrecognized because the routine measurement of IAP generally has not been accepted.
3.4.1 Intra-abdominal Pressure Measurement
IAP measurement in obstetric patients who receive ≥100mL/kg total resuscitation vol- ume within 24h is recommended [27].
While the clinical examination is inaccu­rate for detecting raised IAP, IAH, and ACS, the diagnosis should rely upon accurate serial or continuous IAP measurements [130]. Serial IAP measurements should occur every 4–6h in patients at risk of IAH [27]. There is an increasing number of IAP measurement techniques.
Trans-bladder measurement at end-
expiration through a Foley catheter is the
method of choice due to its simplicity and
low cost. The level of the transducer
should be placed at the mid-axillary line
at the level of the iliac crest to obtain
accurate measurements. (World Society
of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
[28])
Abdominal compartmentalization leads to signicantly different IAP values depending on the measurement location. For example, in OHSS, after multiple abdominal operations and adhesions, there is a signicant discrepancy with IAP measurements through the bladder and stomach [131]. The pelvic compartment syndrome is a part of the pathophysiology that includes the origin of IAP from the retroperitoneum.
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3.4.2 Laboratory Findings
Hematocrit, hemoglobin, platelets, bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotrans­ferase, and alkaline phosphatase are diagnostic for HELLP syndrome [128]. Three times over normal upper levels, serum amylase and lipase levels indicate acute pancreatitis (see Chap. 17). For example, after transvaginal oocyte retrieval, the underlying intraperitoneal infection can result in an abscess, primary or secondary peritonitis [132]. Raised C-reactive protein levels and leu­kocytosis indicate an underlying infection. New­onset proteinuria indicates preeclampsia/ eclampsia. Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine levels determine the severity of the acute renal failure.
Thromboelastography helps in the accurate
correction of deranged coagulation [127].
3.4.3 Plain Chest X-Ray
Chest X-ray can reveal pulmonary edema or pleural effusion due to intra-abdominal pathol­ogy with IAH.
3.4.4 Abdominal Ultrasound
Transabdominal ultrasound can reveal a large quantity of free intraperitoneal uid. It detects underlying pathologies, such as large polycystic ovaries in OHSS and acute pancreatitis (see Chap. 17). Transvaginal ultrasound better denes gynecologic causes of IAP.
3.5 Treatment
Prevention of IAH is the best way to avoid end­organ dysfunction and the associated sequelae of ACS.The treatment goal for ACS is to decrease IAP through medical or surgical targeting of the forces affecting IAP.Management strategies have ve categories: a decrease in intraluminal con­tents, a decrease in abdominal space-occupying lesions, improvement of abdominal compliance,
avoidance of uid overload, and physiological support of organs [28]. Medical management is achieved with bowel decompression, uid collec­tion drainage, sedation/analgesia, neuromuscular blockade, limiting uid administration, and diuresis/dialysis. However, the only denitive treatment for ACS is surgical decompression of the abdomen. Surgical decompression should proceed without delay if indicated, as medical interventions are often insufcient to treat ACS adequately [133]. When ACS is encountered in an obstetric patient, assessment of fetal viability adds additional management considerations. Urgent “therapeutic” delivery may become nec­essary if the condition of the mother or fetus acutely worsens.
The proposed management algorithm for peri­partum IAH and ACS is presented in Fig.3.8.
3.5.1 Nonoperative Treatment
3.5.1.1 Nutrition
Nutrition is a key component in the recovery of patients following severe injury or abdominal sepsis. The open abdomen results in signicant protein and nitrogen loss (up to 2g/day) in the general population [134]. Failure to account for this may lead to malnutrition and poor outcomes. This is more pronounced in pregnancy due to the additional nutritional requirements of the fetus. Protein deciencies are also a risk factor for abdominal wall dehiscence.
Enteral feeding does not increase the risk of ACS [135], and it is safe within 36h (or within hemodynamic stabilization) of damage control laparotomy [136138] in the general population. This concept has demonstrated increased fascial closure rates and decreased infectious complica­tions with early enteral nutrition. This could be
3.5.1.2 Medical Treatment
Enteral Decompression
Enteral decompression is recommended with the liberal use of nasogastric or rectal tubes when the stomach or colon is dilated in IAH.Promotility
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Fig. 3.8 Proposed management algorithm for peripartum IAH and ACS. ACS abdominal compartment syndrome, IAH intra-abdominal hypertension, IAP intra-abdominal pressure. (Reproduced with permission from [27])
Evaluate for obstetric IAH/ACS risk
factors; Measure IAP at iliac crest,
mid-axillary line
Patient has IAH, if:
Pre-delivery
IAP >14 mm Hg
Initiate treatment to reduce IAP
Avoid excessive fluid resuscitation
Optimize organ perfusion
New organ dysfunction
Pre-delivery Postpartum
IAP >25 mm Hg IAP >20 mm Hg
Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH)
and
YES
Likely
ACS
Identify and treat ACS etiology
Postpartum
IAP >12 mm Hg
NO
Determine fetal
viability; Continually
assess benefits of
delivery vs. risks of
pregancy
Initiate continuous fetal
monitoring for viable fetus and
monitor IAP with serial
measurements every 4 hours
while patient is critically ill
Continue serial IAP
measurement and
fetal monitoring while
Patient is critically ill
NO
IAP is consistently:
Pre-delivery Postpartum
<14 mm Hg <12 mm Hg
YES
IAH has likely resolved
Discontinue IAP measurements
and monitor patient for clinical
deterioration
Does
patient have
primary
ACS?
YES
Perform/revise abdominal
decompression with
temporary abdominal closure
to reduce IAP
Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS)
YES
Organ failure
Pre-delivery
IAP >25 mm Hg IAP >20 mm Hg
and
Serial IAP
measurement and
fetal monitoring
If
Postpartum
Patient has
NO
IAP >25 mm Hg
YES
Continue medical treatment to reduce IAP
Measure IAP at least every 4 hours while patient is critically ill
Perform balanced resuscitation, targeting
preload, contractility and afterload using crystalloid/colloid/vasoactive medication
AVOID EXCESSIVE FLUID RESUSCITATION
NO
secondary or
recurrent ACS
Progressive organ failure
Pre-delivery
and
NO
If IAP consistently:
Pre-delivery
<14 mm Hg <12 mm Hg
Postpartum
IAP >20 mm Hg
Postpartum
YES
Discountinue IAP measurements
and monitor patient for clinical
IAH has resolved
deterioration
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agents, such as metoclopramide (gastroparesis and small bowel ileus) or neostigmine (large bowel ileus), may be considered. Enteral nutri­tion can be minimized or interrupted in refractory IAH, considering the importance of nutrition in the critically ill. Consider enemas as a nal step.
Evacuation ofIntra-abdominal Lesions or Fluid
Ultrasound or computed tomography can identify space-occupying lesions in the abdominal cavity. Fluid collections may be drained percutaneously or surgically. Paracentesis is indicated to relieve IAH or ACS from OHSS, primarily if a respira­tory failure occurs [56, 58].
Management oftheUnderlying Disease
Management of the underlying disease, such as OHSS, decreases the amount of intraperitoneal uid and, therefore, IAP and IAH.Treatment ranges from conservative observation to intensive care admission with IAP monitoring and paracentesis to relieve ACS [56, 58]. Many consider polycystic ovaries the most important risk factor for OHSS [132]. Insulin resistance, hypothyroidism, and hyperprolactinemia are the most common causes of polycystic ovaries. After the endocrine disorders are addressed (levothyroxine and metformin), OHSS and IAP can be successfully treated [132].
Abdominal Wall Compliance Optimization
Abdominal (wall) compliance is dened as the ease with which abdominal expansion can occur and is determined by the elasticity of the abdomi­nal wall and diaphragm. Light sedation in the ICU increases abdominal compliance. The patient should be resting comfortably but easily arousable and able to follow simple commands. An analgesic agent should be prescribed rst, fol­lowed by sedatives if required [139]. Deeper sedation may be needed to prevent forceful Valsalva maneuvers and evisceration. Analgesics and sedatives inhibit pain and awareness if the neuromuscular blockade is used. The association between benzodiazepine exposure in the rst tri­mester and congenital anomalies is controversial and contradictory. A benzodiazepine infusion should not be withheld from a critically ill preg­nant patient if needed for optimal care.
Neonatology personnel should be alerted to anal­gesia/sedatives in pregnant women. Epidural analgesia may also improve abdominal wall com­pliance and enhance peristalsis [140].
Optimization ofFluid Administration
A negative uid balance is desirable to decrease extravascular (lung) water and improve IAP in patients with IAH.The goal should be to achieve a neutral or negative uid balance by day 3 [28]. Diuretics have not been studied in the ACS popu­lation, but furosemide may be safely used in pregnancy when indicated [141].
Resuscitation is characterized by permissive hypotension and limitation of crystalloid IV u­ids and transfusing a 1:1:1 ratio of packed red blood cells to fresh frozen plasma to platelets to physiologically reconstitute whole blood [142]. The risk of ACS and associated mortality increases when the total resuscitation volume reaches more than 96mL/kg (where most of the volume was given during the rst 12h) [143].
3.5.2 Operative Treatment
Surgical intervention should proceed expedi­tiously when either maternal or fetal compromise cannot be reversed using conservative measures. Laparotomy alone does not indicate delivery; however, delivery of a viable fetus (>24weeks estimated gestational age) may improve condi­tions for the mother and fetus. Conversely, the delivery of a nonviable fetus at decompressive laparotomy cannot be recommended because this increases blood loss and operative time.
Indications for laparo(s)tomy are [144,
145]:
• oliguria,
• hypotension,
• acidosis,
• intraoperative risk factors for IAH/ ACS,
• abdominal sepsis,
• fetal compromise.
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3.5.2.1 Source Control
Removal of the underlying cause, for example, as in Meigs’ syndrome [65], has two therapeutic implications: (1) removal of the (functional) pathologic process itself and (2) the decrease of IAP due to the removal of bulky tumor/mass.
3.5.2.2 Planned Relaparotomy
As a rule, 24–48 h after the initial surgery for intra-abdominal sepsis or suspected organ vital­ity, the patient should be taken back to the operat­ing room for reoperation. Reoperation should be performed in this time frame because (1) the abdominal exploration, lavage, drainage, and source control may be more difcult later due to the intraperitoneal adhesions and risks of bowel injury [146] and (2) the progress of organ isch­emia, mostly bowel, does not result in ischemic perforation and (stercoral) peritonitis.
3.5.2.3 Decompression Laparotomy
The ideal temporary abdominal closure (TAC) method should [147, 148]:
• protect the abdominal contents,
• prevent evisceration,
• allow removal of infected or toxic uid from the peritoneal cavity,
• prevent the formation of stulas,
• avoid damage to the fascia,
• preserve the abdominal wall domain,
• make reoperation easy,
• safe,
• facilitate denitive closure,
• allow for postoperative fetal heart rate monitoring,
• allow space for uterine growth.
Intraoperatively, free intraperitoneal uid or
blood [54] should be evacuated. After several abdominal washouts with Ringer’s lactate at 37–40°C, the type of laparotomy closure is cho­sen [128]. Many different techniques of TAC have been introduced, but groups are small and heterogenous, making a comparison of tech­niques and outcomes difcult [149]. The advan­tages and disadvantages of different forms of TAC are summarized in Table3.4.
Primary closure appears particularly challeng­ing in the abdomen with the growing gravid uterus and low IAP requirements. It is neverthe­less a key endpoint in a pregnant woman to pro­tect the fetus and ensure a vaginal delivery. If the denitive fascial closure is not possible, another option may be skin-only closure to cover the exposed viscera and protect it, minimizing fur­ther injury to the exposed bowel. Ostomies should be placed as lateral as possible to be ade­quate [151].
Decompression laparotomy with various types of TAC (Fig.3.9) is indicated for ACS, not the cause of ACS [128]. Delayed repair by bridging biological meshes in the open abdomen manage­ment has not been completely claried. All guidelines and recommendations until 2021 do not discuss pregnant patients.
Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC)
Only several cases are published involving nega­tive pressure wound therapy or VAC on laparot­omy wounds of gravid patients. There were no adverse effects on the fetus [117, 152, 153]. The initial value of negative pressure is not studied. Some started with less negative pressure (75 mmHg), with an increase if no adverse effects were present (100mmHg) [117], while others started at maximum negative pressure (125mmHg) [153].
3.5.3 Obstetric Management
With ACS, the benets of continuing pregnancy must be balanced against the risks of clinical deterioration to the mother and fetus. A low threshold for delivery is warranted while care­fully monitoring for signs of compromised utero­placental perfusion.
Therapeutic similarities (delivery of the fetus) were identied in the pattern of progressive multi-organ dysfunction in IAH and preeclamp­sia, resulting in abdominal decompression. The placenta is the mediating factor for the maternal systemic inammatory response, and the delivery of the placenta could be the cure for preeclamp­sia. Therapeutic delivery as a treatment modality
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Table 3.4 Advantages and disadvantages of different types of temporary abdominal closure techniques [146, 150]
Technique Equipment Advantages Disadvantages Skin-only closure Skin staples, towel
clips, or sutures
‘Bogota’ bag Sterile 3L saline bag
cut and shaped and sutured to fascial edges
Opsite Sandwich Technique
Absorbable mesh Vicryl or similar mesh Absorbable mesh, infection
Nonabsorbable mesh or Commercial ‘zipper’
Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)
Abdominal reapproximation anchor System (ABRA)
Polyethylene sheet, Opsite dressings, abdominal packs, 2 suction drains, and wall suction
Commerical Whittman patch
Commercial equipment Prevents the loss of the abdominal
Series of elastomers xed to button anchors
Cheap, available, minimizes heat and uid loss
Cheap, available, minimizes heat and uid loss
Cheap, available, minimizes heat and uid loss; controlled and measurable
resistance, protects from evisceration; can be skin grafted Abdominal reexploration is easy, maintains the abdominal domain, and gradual abdominal closure is possible
domain, collects and monitors uid loss, decreases ACS, and causes no damage to the skin or abdominal fascia Continuous defect decrease due to constant tension on elastomers
Damage to the skin, the risk of evisceration, no control of uid loss, the incidence of ACS Damage to the fascial edges, the risk of evisceration, and no control of uid loss. Allows some assessment of intestinal viability Incomplete uid control and need for available wall suction
The high rate of subsequent incisional herniation
Commercial equipment is required, and multiple trips to the operating theatre are usually required for closure Expensive commercial equipment is required. Usually requires general anesthesia to change the VAC system
Daily dressing changes
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for the underlying cause is presented in various chapters depending on the cause.
Indications for emergent CS are (1) obstetric, (2) uterus obstructs the operative eld (mostly in trauma patients), and (3) maternal cardiopulmo­nary resuscitation (see Chap. 2). Fetal distress is an indication of the emergent CS of the viable fetus. The fetus is considered viable at a gesta­tional age of 24weeks. Fetal heart rate<100bpm, prolonged deceleration for >1min, or recurrent late decelerations prompt emergent delivery [154]. The survival of infants born at 23–25weeks gestation was only 40% compared with those delivered at 26 weeks (80%) after maternal trauma. With spontaneous hepatic rupture, emergent CS is indicated. Due to underlying HELLP syndrome and secondary coagulopathy from massive bleeding, sutures on the uterus are sometimes not hemostatic. In such cases, pelvic packing is indicated. If unsuccessful, a total
abdominal hysterectomy should be performed [127].
The question remains whether expectant obstetric management is feasible when open abdominal management is deemed necessary for maternal care. Due to a small number of cases with different etiologies and weeks of pregnancy, conclusions cannot be drawn, but 75% (3/4 patients) had further normal pregnancies [122,
148, 150, 152].
3.5.3.1 Burst Abdomen
The management of a burst abdomen is difcult for both the surgeon and the obstetrician. Whether to close the abdomen and when and how to deliver the fetus depend on maternal and fetal factors. Therapeutic principles are the same as in the nonpregnant population, with the possibility of an additional procedure for lowering IAP and salvaging the fetus—CS (Fig.3.10).
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a
b
cd
Fig. 3.9 (a) The gravid uterus is in the inferior half of the laparostomy; (b) the open abdomen is ‘closed’ with vacuum- assisted closure. (Reproduced with permission from [152] under the CC BY 2.0); (c) the open abdomen
3.5.3.2 Postpartum
At the postpartum IAP at various times following CS, the mean pressure remained below the cut­off value of 12mmHg, within the non-IAH range. The IAP was 7.4±3.8mmHg [20] when mea­sured immediately after surgery; 6.4±5.2mmHg [18] or 10.8mmHg (95% CI: 4.5–18) at 1h after surgery [30]; and 9.8± 3.0 mmHg at 24h [5]. Thus, postpartum values of IAP appear to be lower than those during pregnancy and outside the range for IAH, even for critically ill pregnant patients [9]. IAP values after delivery are similar in critically or noncritically ill obstetric patients, irrespective of risk factors for IAH seen in the ICU.Obese patients (BMI >30kg/m2) have sig-
is temporarily closed with Bogota bag. (Reproduced with permission from [122]); (d) the technique of abdominal reapproximation anchor system. (Reproduced with per­mission from [150] under the CC BY 4.0)
nicantly higher preoperative IAP levels than nonobese patients (15.7 vs. 12.4mmHg, respec­tively) (Fig.3.11). However, this difference also disappears after delivery [30], and values are by the standard value of IAP following uncompli­cated abdominal surgery (10–15 mmHg) [66,
155]. Many factors have been described to
explain this physiological increase after surgery, but the two main factors in obstetrics are the per­sistent increase in uterine size and the CS itself.
Every pregnant woman admitted to ICU
after delivery should be monitored for IAP.