The use of the Flexi-Seal®Faecal Management System in laparostomy wounds involving enterocutaneous fistula

Hardwicke, Joseph, Wright, Thomas C., Hargest, Rachel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9830-3832 and Dickson, William 2010. The use of the Flexi-Seal®Faecal Management System in laparostomy wounds involving enterocutaneous fistula. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 92 (4) , e12-e14. 10.1308/147870810X12659688851834

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Abstract

We present an innovative application of the Flexi-Seal® Faecal Management System (FMS) for the diversion of upper and lower gastrointestinal secretions from enterocutaneous fistulae associated with complex wounds. Fistula is a common complication after the formation of a laparostomy, secondary to cases of severe intra-abdominal sepsis, acute mesenteric ischaemia, necrotising infection of the abdominal wall, or intra-abdominal hypertension. A significant mortality rate is associated with such fistula. With the successful continent diversion of gastrointestinal secretions by the Flexi-Seal® FMS, abdominal wounds can be successfully skin-grafted, and wound healing expedited.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RD Surgery
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Flexi-seal, Wound, Laparostomy, Enterocutaneous fistula, Split skin graft
Publisher:	Royal College of Surgeons of England
ISSN:	0035-8843
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2022 10:09
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/90428

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