Intra-abdominal Packing for Uncontrollable Haemorrhage During Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

These data demonstrate that intra-abdominal packing in coagulopathic patients with ruptured AAA can achieve an acceptable survival rate. However, this technique may be associated with an increased incidence of early and late intra-abdominal infective complications.