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We have developed a method, ChimneyVAC, to treat both deep and superficial enteroatmospheric fistulas (EAF)<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To describe this innovative surgical technique and our 10\u2010year experience.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Material &amp; Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This single\u2010center observational cohort study included all 16 consecutive patients treated with ChimneyVAC. Seven women and 9 men; median age: 47; (interquartile range [IQR]:39\u201363) years, 15 with a small bowel fistula and 1 with a large bowel fistula. All except of the colonic fistula were classified as a high output fistula; 14 were deep and 2 superficial. In this technique, a negative\u2010pressure source is applied directly above the fistula opening, in addition to negative pressure wound therapy for the OA. This controls the leakage of intestinal fluid by direct drainage into a vacuum system, thereby avoiding contamination of the abdomen. A controlled enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) then forms as the traction from the ChimneyVAC brings the fistula opening to skin level.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In 14 patients, an ECF formed after a median of 42 (IQR:28\u201355) days and 12 (IQR:7\u201316) dressing changes. The median length of hospitalization was 103 (IQR:58\u2013143) days. Two patients died of multiorgan failure and 14 initially survived.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study showed that 14 out of 16 patients survived the initial treatment for enteric leakage with the ChimneyVAC method. The outcome of ChimneyVAC treatment is a controlled ECF, which was then corrected after a median of six months. However, hospitalization is lengthy, the patients undergo several dressing changes and many needs additional parenteral nutrition until intestinal continuity is reestablished.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>ChimneyVAC is a feasible method for treatment of EAF in an OA, with favorable survival.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/wjs.12156","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,23]],"date-time":"2024-03-23T16:09:13Z","timestamp":1711210153000},"page":"1066-1074","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["A method for treatment of deep and superficial enteroatmospheric fistulas in an open abdomen, ChimneyVAC: Ten years experience"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"48","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9319-3037","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arne","family":"Seternes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Trondheim University Hospital St. Olavs Hospital  Trondheim Norway"},{"name":"Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging Norwegian University of Science and Technology  Trondheim Norway"},{"name":"Norwegian Research Center for Minimally Invasive and Image\u2010Guided Diagnostics and Therapy Trondheim University Hospital St. Olavs Hospital  Trondheim Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-3801-417X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lars Cato","family":"Rekstad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery Department of Surgery Trondheim University Hospital St. Olavs Hospital  Trondheim Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0569-4104","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"William","family":"Lossius","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery Department of Surgery Trondheim University Hospital St. Olavs Hospital  Trondheim Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1936-6868","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hans H.","family":"Wasmuth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery Department of Surgery Trondheim University Hospital St. Olavs Hospital  Trondheim Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.suc.2011.02.004"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00423\u2010015\u20101370\u20103"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1457496916631853"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/ta.0b013e3182995e6d"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00595\u2010014\u20101020\u20103"}],"container-title":["World Journal of Surgery"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1002\/wjs.12156","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,11]],"date-time":"2024-05-11T11:41:03Z","timestamp":1715427663000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/wjs.12156"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,23]]},"references-count":5,"journal-issue":{"issue":"5","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,5]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1002\/wjs.12156"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/wjs.12156","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0364-2313","1432-2323"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0364-2313","type":"print"},{"value":"1432-2323","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,23]]}}}