Damage control surgery (DCS) is a concept of abbreviated laparotomy, designed to
prioritize short-term physiological recovery over anatomical reconstruction in the seriously …

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Yearbook of Intensive Care and
Emergency Medicine 2010 (Springer Verlag) and co-published as a series in Critical Care …

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 …

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: Damage-control laparotomy has become increasingly common after
operative resuscitation of severe hemorrhagic shock after injury. Despite increased use …

Massive trauma and abdominal catastrophes carry high morbidity and mortality. In addition
to the primary pathologic process, a secondary systemic injury, characterized by …

Coagulopathy observed in trauma patients was thought to be a resuscitation-associated
phenomenon. The replacement of lost and consumed coagulation factors was the mainstay …

Main Outcome Measures: Major and long-term complications, lengths of stay, mortality,
readmissions, subsequent surgical procedures, activities of daily living, and return to work …

BACKGROUND: Optimal management of the open abdomen remains controversial. STUDY
DESIGN: Retrospective review of patients injured during Operations Enduring Freedom and …

WSACS : the Abdominal Compartment Society : a Society dedicated to the study of the
physiology and pathophysiology of the abdominal compartment and its interactions with all …