Prognostic models of abdominal wound dehiscence after laparotomy

Clinton Webster; Leigh Neumayer; Randall Smout; Susan Horn; Jennifer Daley; William Henderson; Shukri Khuri; Nancy Healey; Craig Miller; Lozel S. Solar; James Gibbs; Barbara Krasnicka; Bharat Thakkar; Robbin Denwood; Frederick Grover; Randy Johnson; Laurie Shroyer; Shann Ludwig; Anita Harbison; Alan Monosky; Michael Montali; Steve Musgrove; J. Bradley Aust; Barbara Bass; Michael J. Bishop; John Demakis; Peter J. Fabri; Aaron Fink; Karl Hammermeister; Gerald McDonald; Robert H. Roswell; Jeannette Spencerry; Richard H. Turnage; Thomas K. Wu; Anne Rousseau; David E. Pitcher; Walker Allen; Harcharan Singh; Carol Rowe; Akbar M. Samii; Catherine Harker; Mario Feola; Daniel S. Meredith; Earl Scott; Sue Jones; Lillian G. Dawes; Linda S. Brooks; Peter McKeown; Marcia Poole; Renee Lawrence; Jorge I. Cue; Connie Q. Miller; Nancy P. Specht; Terry Wright; Judith M. Girard; George A. Hoche; Karen Thorn; Gaddum Reddy; Debra Wallace; Larry Fontenelle; Donna Wells; John J. Gleysteen; Linda Helm-Little; Ernest C. Peterson; Launa J. Nardella; Jeannette Spencer; A. James McElhinney; Tina Lucyann Schettino; Bimal C. Ghosh; Jackie Parker; Eddie L. Hoover; Mary Ann Blake; Barbara Powers; John Allison; Stephen E. Johnston; Michael Kilpatrick; Nina J. Pike; Robert Vanecko; Denise Ostrowski; Donald K. Wood; Carbena Daniels; Robert A. Bower; Elaine Hardin; Richard Kaufman; Lisa R. Michael; Debra Graham; Mary Ann Bobulsky; Debra Koivunen; Barbara Von Thun; John Jeffrey Brown; Theresa Toler; Bernice Willis; Jin Kim; David Lohnes; Samuel A. Adebonojo; Shirley Ribak; Beverly Kneebone; David T. Sidney; Cathy S. Sandle

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Prognostic models of abdominal wound dehiscence after laparotomy

Clinton Webster, Leigh Neumayer^*, Randall Smout, Susan Horn, Jennifer Daley, William Henderson, Shukri Khuri, Nancy Healey, Craig Miller, Lozel S. Solar, James Gibbs, Barbara Krasnicka, Bharat Thakkar, Robbin Denwood, Frederick Grover, Randy Johnson, Laurie Shroyer, Shann Ludwig, Anita Harbison, Alan MonoskyMichael Montali, Steve Musgrove, J. Bradley Aust, Barbara Bass, Michael J. Bishop, John Demakis, Peter J. Fabri, Aaron Fink, Karl Hammermeister, Gerald McDonald, Robert H. Roswell, Jeannette Spencerry, Richard H. Turnage, Thomas K. Wu, Anne Rousseau, David E. Pitcher, Walker Allen, Harcharan Singh, Carol Rowe, Akbar M. Samii, Catherine Harker, Mario Feola, Daniel S. Meredith, Earl Scott, Sue Jones, Lillian G. Dawes, Linda S. Brooks, Peter McKeown, Marcia Poole, Renee Lawrence, Jorge I. Cue, Connie Q. Miller, Nancy P. Specht, Terry Wright, Judith M. Girard, George A. Hoche, Karen Thorn, Gaddum Reddy, Debra Wallace, Larry Fontenelle, Donna Wells, John J. Gleysteen, Linda Helm-Little, Ernest C. Peterson, Launa J. Nardella, Jeannette Spencer, A. James McElhinney, Tina Lucyann Schettino, Bimal C. Ghosh, Jackie Parker, Eddie L. Hoover, Mary Ann Blake, Barbara Powers, John Allison, Stephen E. Johnston, Michael Kilpatrick, Nina J. Pike, Robert Vanecko, Denise Ostrowski, Donald K. Wood, Carbena Daniels, Robert A. Bower, Elaine Hardin, Richard Kaufman, Lisa R. Michael, Debra Graham, Mary Ann Bobulsky, Debra Koivunen, Barbara Von Thun, John Jeffrey Brown, Theresa Toler, Bernice Willis, Jin Kim, David Lohnes, Samuel A. Adebonojo, Shirley Ribak, Beverly Kneebone, David T. Sidney, Cathy S. Sandle

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Background. Portions of the prospective, multi-institutional National Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program were used to develop and validate a perioperative risk index to predict abdominal wound dehiscence after laparotomy. Methods. Perioperative data from 17,044 laparotomies resulting in 587 (3.4%) wound dehiscences performed at 132 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers between October 1, 1996, and September 30, 1998, were used to develop the model. Data from 17,763 laparotomies performed between October 1, 1998, and September 30, 2000, resulting in 562 (3.2%) dehiscences were used to validate the model. Models were developed using multivariable stepwise logistic regression with preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative variables entered sequentially as independent predictors of wound dehiscence. The model was used to create a scoring system, designated the abdominal wound dehiscence risk index. Results. Factors contributing significantly to the model and their point values (in parentheses) for the risk index include CVA with no residual deficit (4), history of COPD (4), current pneumonia (4), emergency procedure (6), operative time greater than 2.5 h (2), PGY 4 level resident as surgeon (3), clean wound classification (-3), superficial (5), or deep (17) wound infection, failure to wean from the ventilator (6), one or more complications other than dehiscence (7), and return to OR during admission (-11). Scores of 11-14 are predictive of 5% risk of dehiscence while scores of >14 predict 10% risk. Conclusions. This abdominal wound dehiscence risk index identifies patients at risk for dehiscence and may be useful in guiding perioperative management.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	130-137
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Surgical Research
Volume	109
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-4804(02)00097-5
State	Published - Feb 2003

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Webster, C., Neumayer, L., Smout, R., Horn, S., Daley, J., Henderson, W., Khuri, S., Healey, N., Miller, C., Solar, L. S., Gibbs, J., Krasnicka, B., Thakkar, B., Denwood, R., Grover, F., Johnson, R., Shroyer, L., Ludwig, S., Harbison, A., ... Sandle, C. S. (2003). Prognostic models of abdominal wound dehiscence after laparotomy. Journal of Surgical Research, 109(2), 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-4804(02)00097-5

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AU - Webster, Clinton

AU - Neumayer, Leigh

AU - Smout, Randall

AU - Horn, Susan

AU - Daley, Jennifer

AU - Henderson, William

AU - Khuri, Shukri

AU - Healey, Nancy

AU - Miller, Craig

AU - Solar, Lozel S.

AU - Gibbs, James

AU - Krasnicka, Barbara

AU - Thakkar, Bharat

AU - Denwood, Robbin

AU - Grover, Frederick

AU - Johnson, Randy

AU - Shroyer, Laurie

AU - Ludwig, Shann

AU - Harbison, Anita

AU - Monosky, Alan

AU - Montali, Michael

AU - Musgrove, Steve

AU - Aust, J. Bradley

AU - Bass, Barbara

AU - Bishop, Michael J.

AU - Demakis, John

AU - Fabri, Peter J.

AU - Fink, Aaron

AU - Hammermeister, Karl

AU - McDonald, Gerald

AU - Roswell, Robert H.

AU - Spencerry, Jeannette

AU - Turnage, Richard H.

AU - Wu, Thomas K.

AU - Rousseau, Anne

AU - Pitcher, David E.

AU - Allen, Walker

AU - Singh, Harcharan

AU - Rowe, Carol

AU - Samii, Akbar M.

AU - Harker, Catherine

AU - Feola, Mario

AU - Meredith, Daniel S.

AU - Scott, Earl

AU - Jones, Sue

AU - Dawes, Lillian G.

AU - Brooks, Linda S.

AU - McKeown, Peter

AU - Poole, Marcia

AU - Lawrence, Renee

AU - Cue, Jorge I.

AU - Miller, Connie Q.

AU - Specht, Nancy P.

AU - Wright, Terry

AU - Girard, Judith M.

AU - Hoche, George A.

AU - Thorn, Karen

AU - Reddy, Gaddum

AU - Wallace, Debra

AU - Fontenelle, Larry

AU - Wells, Donna

AU - Gleysteen, John J.

AU - Helm-Little, Linda

AU - Peterson, Ernest C.

AU - Nardella, Launa J.

AU - Spencer, Jeannette

AU - McElhinney, A. James

AU - Schettino, Tina Lucyann

AU - Ghosh, Bimal C.

AU - Parker, Jackie

AU - Hoover, Eddie L.

AU - Blake, Mary Ann

AU - Powers, Barbara

AU - Allison, John

AU - Johnston, Stephen E.

AU - Kilpatrick, Michael

AU - Pike, Nina J.

AU - Vanecko, Robert

AU - Ostrowski, Denise

AU - Wood, Donald K.

AU - Daniels, Carbena

AU - Bower, Robert A.

AU - Hardin, Elaine

AU - Kaufman, Richard

AU - Michael, Lisa R.

AU - Graham, Debra

AU - Bobulsky, Mary Ann

AU - Koivunen, Debra

AU - Von Thun, Barbara

AU - Brown, John Jeffrey

AU - Toler, Theresa

AU - Willis, Bernice

AU - Kim, Jin

AU - Lohnes, David

AU - Adebonojo, Samuel A.

AU - Ribak, Shirley

AU - Kneebone, Beverly

AU - Sidney, David T.

AU - Sandle, Cathy S.

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N2 - Background. Portions of the prospective, multi-institutional National Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program were used to develop and validate a perioperative risk index to predict abdominal wound dehiscence after laparotomy. Methods. Perioperative data from 17,044 laparotomies resulting in 587 (3.4%) wound dehiscences performed at 132 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers between October 1, 1996, and September 30, 1998, were used to develop the model. Data from 17,763 laparotomies performed between October 1, 1998, and September 30, 2000, resulting in 562 (3.2%) dehiscences were used to validate the model. Models were developed using multivariable stepwise logistic regression with preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative variables entered sequentially as independent predictors of wound dehiscence. The model was used to create a scoring system, designated the abdominal wound dehiscence risk index. Results. Factors contributing significantly to the model and their point values (in parentheses) for the risk index include CVA with no residual deficit (4), history of COPD (4), current pneumonia (4), emergency procedure (6), operative time greater than 2.5 h (2), PGY 4 level resident as surgeon (3), clean wound classification (-3), superficial (5), or deep (17) wound infection, failure to wean from the ventilator (6), one or more complications other than dehiscence (7), and return to OR during admission (-11). Scores of 11-14 are predictive of 5% risk of dehiscence while scores of >14 predict 10% risk. Conclusions. This abdominal wound dehiscence risk index identifies patients at risk for dehiscence and may be useful in guiding perioperative management.

AB - Background. Portions of the prospective, multi-institutional National Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program were used to develop and validate a perioperative risk index to predict abdominal wound dehiscence after laparotomy. Methods. Perioperative data from 17,044 laparotomies resulting in 587 (3.4%) wound dehiscences performed at 132 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers between October 1, 1996, and September 30, 1998, were used to develop the model. Data from 17,763 laparotomies performed between October 1, 1998, and September 30, 2000, resulting in 562 (3.2%) dehiscences were used to validate the model. Models were developed using multivariable stepwise logistic regression with preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative variables entered sequentially as independent predictors of wound dehiscence. The model was used to create a scoring system, designated the abdominal wound dehiscence risk index. Results. Factors contributing significantly to the model and their point values (in parentheses) for the risk index include CVA with no residual deficit (4), history of COPD (4), current pneumonia (4), emergency procedure (6), operative time greater than 2.5 h (2), PGY 4 level resident as surgeon (3), clean wound classification (-3), superficial (5), or deep (17) wound infection, failure to wean from the ventilator (6), one or more complications other than dehiscence (7), and return to OR during admission (-11). Scores of 11-14 are predictive of 5% risk of dehiscence while scores of >14 predict 10% risk. Conclusions. This abdominal wound dehiscence risk index identifies patients at risk for dehiscence and may be useful in guiding perioperative management.

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