Table 1.
Summary of results of 11 patients
| Diagnosis | Age/sex | Number of TACs | Maximum airway pressure | Time to fascial closure | Mesh | ITU stay (days) | Hospital stay (days) | P-POSSUM score at time of first laparotomy | P-POSSUM predicted mortality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ischaemic bowel | 31F | 1 | 17 | 1 | No | 1 | 16 | 31 | 1.8 |
| Appendicitis, generalised peritonitis | 21F | 2 | 23 | 2 | No | 3 | 9 | 35 | 3.2 |
| Peripancreatic abscess | 63F | 4 | 35 | 8 | No | 6 | 65 | 57 | 58.4 |
| Biliary peritonitis | 74M | 1 | 32 | 5 | Yes | 18 | 81 | 57 | 57.3 |
| Small bowel perforation, generalised peritonitis | 79F | 1 | 21 | 2 | No | 5 | 33 | 59 | 63.1 |
| Ruptured splenic artery, false aneurysm | 33F | 1 | 21 | 2 | No | 1 | 10 | 69 | 88.9 |
| Perforated diverticulitis, faecal peritonitis | 62F | 1 | 27 | 4 | No | 24 | 64 | 61 | 84.2 |
| Colonic anastomotic leak, faecal peritonitis | 45M | 4 | 35 | 10 | No | 11 | 38 | 52 | 34 |
| Ischaemic bowel | 52M | 1 | 23 | 2 | No | 16 | 98 | 48 | 20.3 |
| Biliary peritonitis | 76F | 2 | 21 | 5 | No | 11 | 20 | 63 | 77.8 |
| Sigmoid injury post TAH, faecal peritonitis | 72F | 1 | 21 | 2 | No | 2 | 22 | 54 | 71.9 |