Background Damage control surgery is a management sequence initiated to reduce the risk
of death in severely injured patients presenting with physiological derangement. Damage …

Hemorrhagic shock (HS) management is based on a timely, rapid, definitive source control
of bleeding/s and on blood loss replacement. Stopping the hemorrhage from progressing …

Trauma resulting in hemorrhage from vascular disruption within the torso is a challenging
scenario, with a propensity to be lethal in the first hour following trauma. The term …

Objective: To review the history of the innovation of damage control (DC) for management of
trauma patients. Background: DC is an important development in trauma care that provides …

La 20a edición de este clásico en cirugía general mantiene el mismo objetivo que las
ediciones previas: seguir siendo un referente, basado en la evidencia, para todos los …

Objectives: To characterize and evaluate indications for use of damage control (DC) surgery
in civilian trauma patients. Background: Although DC surgery may improve survival in select …

Background Although damage control (DC) surgery is widely assumed to reduce mortality in
critically injured patients, survivors often suffer substantial morbidity, suggesting that it …

BACKGROUND Variation in the use of damage control (DC) surgery across trauma centers
may partially be driven by uncertainty as to when the procedure is indicated. We sought to …

The philosophy of damage control surgery has developed tremendously over the past 10
years. It has expanded outside the original boundaries of the abdomen and has been …

Damage control surgery: current state and future directions : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Damage control surgery: current state and future directions : Current Opinion in …