… Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is a feared complication after gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, …
trauma studies have found a 1.5% to 2.0% rate in patients undergoing laparotomy for injury. …

… sepsis and 10 had entero-cutaneous fistulae. These patients … and ICU stay and pose a major
financial burden. Teixeira et al. … the predictors for this important complication but could not …

… ECFs have come to represent a significant financial burden … module the immune response
to injury has been studied in … hernias as the most common complication.A novel method of …

… records and 1 had entero-cutaneous fistulas. These patients … those who did not undergo
laparotomy during the same period… is a significant financial and clinical burden. It has long been …

… (ECF) remains a challenging complication of gastrointestinal … source control places a patient
at risk for further bowel injury, … and severity of the adhesive burden increases. Injuries to the …

… Such operations are in fact burdened with frequent … indicative of the source of an
enterocutaneous fistula; however, it … Direct application onto the fistula is often complicated by tube …

… this critical postoperative complication of abdominal surgery. … and surgical diseases burden.”
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… who underwent laparotomy post-blunt abdominal trauma. Data … resuscitation was not a
predictor of complication in our study. … an enterocutaneous fistula had a hollow viscus organ injury …

… defined as reported mortality after a complication. Silber et al. defined … consuming, and the
burden of care can be overwhelming. … of enterocutaneous fistula after trauma laparotomy was …

… 75% of fistulae result from an iatrogenic complication, such as … to minimise the risk of nerve
injury. If there is significant … procedure and an additional physiological burden at the end of …