WITTMANN PATCH^®

LITERATUR ZUM KLETTVERSCHLUSS

in alphabetical order

 1. Aprahamian, C, DH Wittmann, JM Bergstein, and EJ Quebbeman. Temporary abdominal closure (TAC) of planned relaparotomy (etappenlavage) in Trauma, The Journal of Trauma, Vol. 30, No. 6, 719-723, 1990.

 2. Aprahamian, C, Wittmann DH, Bergstein JM, Quebbeman EJ, Gastrointestinal Complications in Complications of Trauma, edited by K. Mattox, Churchill Livingstone, New York, pp. 465-480, 1994.

 3. Aprahamian, C, M Schein, and DH Wittmann. Cefotaxime and metronidazole in severe intra-abdominal infection. Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease 22 (1-2): 183-188, 1995.

 4. Burch, JM, VB Ortiz, RJ Richardson, RR Martin, KL Mattox, and GL Jordan. Abbreviated laparotomy and planned reoperation for critically injured patients. Annals of Surgery, Vol. 215, No. 5 pp. 476-484, 1992.

 5. GL, PC Ridings, CR Blocher, A Marmarou, and HJ Sugerman. Effects of increased intra-abdominal pressure upon intracranial and cerebral perfusion pressure before and after volume expansion. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care Vol. 40, No. 6, pp. 936-941, 1996.

 6. Eddy, VA, SP Key, and JA Morris, Jr. Abdominal compartment syndrome: etiology, detection, and management. Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association. 87: 55-57, 1994.

 7. Feliciano, DV. Towel clips, silos, and heroic forms of wound closure . Advanced Trauma and Critical Care, 6;231-250, 1991.

 8. Greenstein, SM, TF Murphy, BF Rush, Jr., and H Alexander. The experimental evaluation of a carbon-polylactic acid mesh for ventral herniorrhaphy. Current Surgery, 41;358-362,1984.

 9. Hunt, TK. Wound healing and wound infection: Theory and Surgical Practice. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1980.

10. Jenkins TW, Klamer, JJ Parteka, and RE Condon. A comparison of prosthetic materials used to repair abdominal wall defects. Surgery, 94; pp. 392-398, 1983.

11. Nystroem, P, R Bax, EP Dellinger, L Dominioni, WA Knaus, JL Meakins, C Ohmann, JS Solomkin, DH Wittmann. Proposed definitions for diagnosis, severity scoring, stratification, and outcome for trials on intra-abdominal infection. World J Surg 14, pp. 148-158, 1990.

12. Polk, HC, WG Cheadle. Invited Comment on Wittmann, DH, Surgical management of peritonitis: evolution of treatment principles in Crucial Controversies in Surgery. Edited by M. Schein and L. White, Karger Landes Systems, Basel, New York pp. 242-255, 1997.

13. Schein, M. Planned reoperations and open management in critical intra-abdominal infections: prospective experience in 52 cases. World J Surg 15; 537-545, 1991.

14. Schein, M, DH Wittmann, C Aprahamian, and RE Condon. The abdominal compartment syndrome: the physiological and clinical consequences of elevated intra-abdominal pressure. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 180; 745-753, 1995.

15. chein, M, DH Wittmann. The abdominal compartment syndrome following peritonitis, abdominal trauma, and operations. Medscape, 1997, http://wwwmedscape.comSCP/CIS/1996/v15.n05/s1009.schein/s1009.schein.html#Box.

16. Solomkin, JS. The future: randomized prospective studies. European J. Surg, Supplement 576, 33-35, 1996.

17. Wittmann, DH. Intra-abdominal infections: introduction. World J Surg, 14;145-147, 1990.

18. Wittmann, DH, C Aprahamian. Etappenlavage: advanced diffuse peritonitis managed by planned multiple laparotomies utilizing zippers, slide fastener, and Velcro analogue for temporary abdominal closure. World J Surg, 14;218-226, 1990.

19. Wittmann, DH, M Schein and PO Nystroem. Open packing laparostomy in the septic abdomen. In: State of the Art Surgery 1991/92, edited by Ruedi, Chur: International Society of Surgery, pp. 30-34, 1992.

20. Wittmann, DH, B Syrrakos, and MM Wittmann. Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal infection. J.B. Lippincott Company, Problems in General Surgery, 10: 604-627, 1993.

21. Wittmann, DH, C Aprahamian, JM Bergstein, CE Edmiston, CT Frantzides, EJ Quebbeman and RE Condon . A burr-like device to facilitate temporary abdominal closure in planned multiple laparotomies. European J Surg, 159; 75-79, 1993.

22. Wittmann, DH, AP Walker and RE Condon. Peritonitis, intra-abdominal infection, and intra-abdominal abscess. In: Principles of Surgery, edited by S.I. Schwartz, G.T. Schires, and F.C. Spencer, New York: McGraw Hill, pp. 1449-1484, 1993.

23. Wittmann, DH, JR Wallace, and M Schein. Open abdomen, planned relaparotomy, or staged abdominal repair: is there a difference? World J Surg 268:S49,1994. (Abstract)

24. Wittmann, DH, N Bansal, JM Bergstein, JR Wallace, MM Wittmann, and C Aprahamian. Staged abdominal repair compares favorably with conventional operative therapy for intra-abdominal infections when adjusting for prognostic factors with a logistic model. Theoretical Surgery, Vol. 9, 201-207, 1994.

25. Wittmann, DH. Newer methods of operative therapy for peritonitis. In: Mastery of Surgery, 3^rd Edition, edited by L.M. Nyhus, RJ. Baker, and J.E. Fischer, Boston; Little, brown and Company, 146-152, 1996.

26.Wittmann, DH. Surgical management of peritonitis: Evolution of treatment principles with commentary of Hiram C. Polk and William G. Cheadle In: Crucial Controversies in Surgery. Edited by M. Schein and L. White, Karger Landes Systems, Basel, New York pp. 242-255, 1997.

27.Wittmann, D.H. CompartmentSyndrome of the Abdominal Cavity. In RS Irwin, FB Cerra, JM Rippe (eds.) Intensive Care Medicine, 4th Edition, Lippincott-Raven Publishers, pp. 1888-1904,1998.

28. Wittmann DH.  Wallace J; The Various Leaving-the-Abdomen-Open Techniques for Advanced Severe Peritonitis: Mesh, Zippers, Artificial Burr, and Other Methods. World Journal of Surgery 22; submitted and revised 1999. ( # 381)

29. Wittmann DH., Operative and Nonoperative Therapy of Intra-abdominal Infections. Infection 26:335-341, 1998 (388c)

30. Wittmann, DH, Iskender A The compartment syndrome of the abdominal cavity.  Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 15:201-220, 2000,

37. Wittmannn, D.H. How I do it: Wittmann Patch Staged Abdominal Repair For Penetrating Abdominal Trauma. In L.M. Jacobs, R. Gross, and S. Luk (eds.) ATOM, Advanced Trauma Operative Management. pp 30-33, 2004 Surgical Strategies for Penetrating Trauma. Cine-Med, Inc, Woodburry, CT 06789, ISBN: 0-9749358-8-0.