Introduction:

Postoperative intraabdominal infection is a serious complication that commonly requires the open abdominal technique to solve it, and also requires of professional competence and humanism.

Objective:

To assess, from an inclusive approach, the features of the open abdominal technique applied in patients with postoperative intraabdominal infection.

Method:

An exploratory study with a qualitative approach was carried out at the Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico ''Dr. Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo'' in Santiago de Cuba, from June thoughout October 2020. Systematization was used as theoretical method and, on the other hand, documentary analysis (applying the clinical histories review) and the observation (applying the author's care-teaching practice) were used as empirical methods.

Results:

The documentary analysis and the contextualized practice of the author, in the different scenarios of clinical-surgical care to patients with postoperative intraabdominal infection, allowed confirming the need for the surgeon not to see patients with this serious complication as an isolated event. Patients who open abdomen technique were frequently applied to control contamination. It should be taken into account that the particularities of this strategy demand for systematic updating to improve professional performance matched with a great human sensitivity.

Conclusions:

In the postoperative intraabdominal infection treated with open abdominal technique, it is pertinent that physicians show mastery concerning surgical strategy features with an inclusive approach matched with a great human sensitivity as evidence of a great quality care.

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