Society guideline links: Abdominal incisions and closure

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Abdominal compartment syndrome".)

International

●World Society for Emergency Surgery (WSES): Guidelines on the open abdomen and non-trauma patients (2018)

●WSES: Consensus paper on the role of open abdomen in non-trauma patient (2017)

●World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS): Consensus document for closed surgical incision management − Understanding the role of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) (2016)

United States

●Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST): A systematic review with meta-analysis and practice management guideline for the management of the open abdomen (2022)

●Western Trauma Association (WTA): Critical decisions in trauma – Management of the open abdomen after damage control surgery (2019)

Europe

●European Hernia Society (EHS): Clinical guidelines on the management of the abdominal wall in the context for the open or burst abdomen (2018)

●EHS: Guidelines on the closure of abdominal wall incisions (2015)