As adoption of the open abdomen surgical technique becomes more widespread, critical care nurses are treating more patients with open abdomens, according to Critical Care Nurse. The open abdomen ...

The present article by Blankensteijn et al. sought to determine whether the mortality and complication rate advantage that endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair seemed to have over ...

KCI has launched its ABTHERA ADVANCE™ Open Abdomen Dressing in the United States. It provides a temporary abdominal closure system designed to remove fluids and draw wound edges together while ...

Doctors palpate the abdomen to check certain organs and feel for atypical masses or tenderness. Palpating the abdomen is often part of an abdominal physical examination. A doctor may perform a ...