Methods: Twenty-one consecutive patients were enrolled prospectively in a non-randomized study to assess baseline, intra-op, and post-op thrombin generation. Thrombin generation is the preferred clinically relevant approach to assess the global activity of the coagulation cascade and has been shown to...
The French survey reported that postoperative support of the wound with an abdominal binder is common practice after major laparotomies in many surgical departments (94 % use them in some patients). It is expected to reduce postoperative pain and to improve early mobilisation of the patients. Mor...