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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2011-7582</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[rev. colomb. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2011-7582</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2011-75822021000300520</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.30944/20117582.749</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Abdomen abierto y cierre temprano de la pared abdominal]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Open abdomen and early closure of the abdominal wall]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez-Méndez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura Natalia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vega-Peña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Neil Valentín]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Domínguez-Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Carlos]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de La Sabana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chía ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de La Sabana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chía ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de La Sabana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chía ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>520</fpage>
<lpage>530</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2011-75822021000300520&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2011-75822021000300520&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2011-75822021000300520&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El abdomen abierto es una opción terapéutica en pacientes críticamente enfermos. Se utiliza cuando el cierre de la cavidad abdominal no puede o no debe ser realizado. No obstante, su utilidad como parte de una estrategia tradicionalmente aceptada ha disminuido, en la medida en que se han incrementado las secuelas en la pared abdominal, en especial la hernia ventral. Los procedimientos requeridos para la reconstrucción anatómica y funcional de la pared abdominal, como parte del tratamiento de una hernia ventral, revisten una alta complejidad y constituyen un nuevo escenario quirúrgico. Igualmente, conllevan incertidumbre respecto a su naturaleza y posibles complicaciones, además de que condicionan mayores gastos al sistema de salud. Para evitar los problemas del cierre tardío de la pared abdominal, se han desarrollado alternativas para superar el abordaje tradicional de &#8220;tratar y esperar&#8221;, hacia &#8220;tratar y reconstruir&#8221; tempranamente. El objetivo de la presente revisión es realizar una descripción de los principales avances en el tratamiento del abdomen abierto y el papel del cierre temprano de la pared abdominal, haciendo énfasis en la importancia de un cambio conceptual en el mismo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The open abdomen is a therapeutic option in critically ill patients. It is used when the closure of the abdominal cavity cannot or should not be performed. However, its usefulness as part of a traditionally accepted strategy has diminished, as sequelae in the abdominal wall, especially ventral hernia, have increased. The procedures required for the anatomical and functional reconstruction of the abdominal wall, as part of the treatment of a ventral hernia, are highly complex and constitute a new surgical scenario. Likewise, they lead to uncertainty regarding their nature and possible complications, in addition to conditioning higher expenses for the health system. To avoid the problems of delayed closure of the abdominal wall, alternatives have been developed to overcome the traditional &#8220;try and wait&#8221; approach to &#8220;treat and reconstruct&#8221; early. The objective of this review is to describe the main advances in the treatment of the open abdomen and the role of early closure of the abdominal wall, emphasizing the importance of a conceptual change in it.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[open abdomen techniques]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[abdominal wall reconstruction]]></kwd>
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