3M™ AbThera™ Advance Open Abdomen Dressing
About the product
Designed to help you manage a challenging open abdomen, the AbThera Advance Open Abdomen Dressing is a temporary abdominal closure (TAC) device. It uses AbThera Therapy to remove fluid and protect abdominal contents from external contamination.
Product details
An advanced solution for Temporary Abdominal Closure (TAC)
Whether your patient has experienced a traumatic injury or requires sepsis management, the method of temporary abdominal closure (TAC) you choose may play an important role in positive clinical and economic outcomes.2
Designed for open abdominal wounds with exposed viscera, such as abdominal compartment syndrome, the AbThera Advance Open Abdomen Dressing temporarily bridges the abdominal wall openings if primary closure is impossible or you need to make repeat abdominal entries. This dressing features AbThera™ Advance Perforated Foam, which medially collapses under negative pressure and actively helps draw wound edges together. Use the dressing in a closely monitored hospital area such as the Intensive Care Unit operating theater.
The AbThera Advance Open Abdomen Dressing has several features and components that make it a great choice for your abdominal surgical needs.
- The AbThera™ Fenestrated Visceral Protective Layer manifolds negative pressure throughout the abdomen, enhances fluid removal from paracolic gutters and separates the abdominal wall and viscera while protecting the abdominal contents.
- The V.A.C.® Drape provides a closed system to help isolate and protect abdominal contents from the external environment.
- The SensaT.R.A.C.™ Pad helps remove fluid from the dressing and monitors negative pressure during therapy.
- Use the AbThera Advance Open Abdomen Dressing with the V.A.C.® Ulta Therapy Unit for Temporary Abdominal Closure (TC).
- Actively removes fluid and reduces edema. 1,2
- Provides medial tension, which minimizes fascial retraction and domain loss. 2,3,4
- Separates the abdominal wall and viscera to protect abdominal contents.2,3
- Protects abdominal contents from the external environment.2,3
- Allows rapid re-entry access and does not need sutures for placement.
- AbThera Advance Perforated Foam actively helps draw wound edges together by medially collapsing under negative pressure.2,3,4,8
Suggested Applications
- Temporary bridging of abdominal wall openings where primary closure is not possible and/or repeat abdominal entries are necessary.
- Intended use of this system is in open abdominal wounds with exposed viscera, including, but not limited to, abdominal compartment syndrome.
- Intended care setting is a closely monitored area within the acute care hospital, such as the ICU. The abdominal dressing will most often be applied in the operating theater.
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- 1Kubiak BD, Albert SP, Gatto LA, et al. Peritoneal negative pressure therapy prevents multiple organ injury in a chronic porcine sepsis and ischemia/reperfusion model. Shock. 2010 November 1;34(5):525-34.
- 2Cheatham ML, Demetriades D, Fabian TC, et al. Prospective Study Examining Clinical Outcomes Associated with a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System and Barker’s Vacuum Packing Technique. World J Surg. 2013 September 1;37(9):2018-30.
- 3Frazee RC, Abernathy SW, Jupiter DC, et al. Are Commercial Negative Pressure Systems Worth the Cost in Open Abdomen Management? J Am Coll Surg. 2013 April 1;216(4):730-3.
- 4Atema JJ, Gans SL, Boermaster MA. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Open Abdomen and Temporary Abdominal Closure Techniques in Non-trauma Patients. World J Surg. 2015;39(4):912-925.
- 5Kirkpatrick AW, Roberts DJ, Faris PD et al. Active Negative Pressure Peritoneal Therapy After Abbreviated Laparotomy: The Intraperitoneal Vacuum Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg 2015;262(1):38-46.
- 6Schmidt M, Hall C, Mercer D, Kieswetter K. Novel foam design actively draws wound edges together under negative pressure: benchtop and pre-clinical assessment [abstract]Schmidt M, Hall C, Mercer D, Kieswetter K. Presented at the SAWC Fall 2018 Meeting, November 2-4, 2018, Las Vegas, Nevada 2018
- 7Campbell A, Chang M, Fabian T et al. Management of the open abdomen: from initial operation to definitive closure. Am Surg 2009 November 1;75(11 Suppl):S1-S22.
- 8Miller PR, Meredith JW, Johnson JC, Chang MC. Prospective evaluation of vacuum-assisted fascial closure after open abdomen: planned ventral hernia rate is substantially reduced. Ann Surg 2004;239:608-614.
Product specifications
| Brand |
Brand
AbThera™ |
| Category name |
Category name
NPWT Dressings |