Table 3.
Summary of case series
| Study | Year | Cases | Wound type | Duration of VAC days (range) | Hospital mortality | Fascial closure | Fistulae | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Secondary | Mesh | |||||||
| Labler et al. (44) | 2005 | 18 – trauma | IIA | 2.5 (1–7) | 28% | 93% | 8% | — | — |
| Heller et al. (45) | 2006 | 9 – dehiscence | II/IIIA | 5 (2–21) | — | 69% | 31% | 43% | 22% |
| Cothren et al. (46) | 2006 | 14 – mixed | II/IIIA | 7.5 (4–16) | — | 100% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Rao et al. (47) | 2007 | 29 – sepsis | IIIA | 26 (2–68) | 34% | — | — | — | 20% |
| Durmishi et al. (48) | 2007 | 48 – sepsis | IIIA | –(20–30) | — | 75% | 6% | 19% | 0% |
| von Ruden et al. (49) | 2008 | 5 – trauma | IIA | 22 (–) | — | 100% | — | — | — |