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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Clin North Am. 2008 Feb;88(1):1–vii. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2007.10.007

Table 1.

Occult Laparotomy Wound Dehiscence by Post-Operative Day 30

Outcome at 43 months Less than 12 mm gap More than 12 mm gap
% Healed 95% (140/147) 6% (1/18)
% Incisional Hernia 5% (7/140) 94% (17/18)