Damage control laparotomy utilization rates are highly variable among Level I trauma centers: PROPPR findings

BACKGROUND: Damage control laparotomy (DCL) is intended to limit deleterious effects from trauma induced coagulopathy. DCL has been associated with mortality reduction, but may increase complications including sepsis, abscess, respiratory failure, hernia, and gastrointestinal fistula. We hypothesize...

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Published in:J Trauma Acute Care Surg
Main Authors: Watson, Justin J., Nielsen, Jamison, Hart, Kyle, Srikanth, Priya, Yonge, John D., Connelly, Christopher R., Bohan, Phillip M. Kemp, Sosnovske, Hillary, Tilley, Barbara C., van Belle, Gerald, Cotton, Bryan A., O'Keeffe, Terence S., Bulger, Eileen M., Brasel, Karen J., Holcomb, John B., Schreiber, Martin A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325087/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28225739
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000001357
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