Introduction Damage control surgery (DCS) is the classic approach to manage severe
trauma and has recently also been considered an appropriate approach to the treatment of …

BACKGROUND: The p value has been criticized as an oversimplified determination of
whether a treatment effect exists. One alternative is the fragility index. It is a representation of …

Damage-control surgery (DCS) is a strategy adopted to limit initial operative interventions in
the unstable surgical patient, delaying definitive repairs and abdominal wall closure until …

Objective: To assess long-term outcomes of patients with perforated diverticulitis treated with
resection or laparoscopic lavage (LL). Background: Surgical treatment of perforated …

Background Severe intra-abdominal sepsis (IAS) is associated with high mortality and stoma
rates. A two-stage approach with initial damage-control surgery (DCS) and subsequent …

DCS in EGS remains an effective surgical therapy in selective critically ill surgical patients
affected by septic and nontraumatic hemorrhagic shock. The morbidity associated with the …

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Background Intestinal resection and a proximal stoma is the preferred surgical approach in
patients with severe secondary peritonitis due to perforation of the small intestine. However …

Introduction: Open abdomen treatment (OA) with negative-pressure therapy (NPT) was
initiated for perforated diverticulitis and subsequently extended to other abdominal …

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editors Drs. Viren P. Punja and Paul J. Schenarts bring
their considerable expertise to the topic of General Surgery Emergencies. Top experts …