Damage Control Surgery for Non-traumatic Abdominal Emergencies

Background Damage control surgery (DCS) was a major paradigm change in the management of critically ill trauma patients and has gradually expanded in the general surgery arena, but data in this setting are still scarce. The study aim was to evaluate outcomes of DCS in patients with general surgery e...

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Published in:World journal of surgery 2018-04, Vol.42 (4), p.965-973
Main Authors: Girard, Edouard, Abba, Julio, Boussat, Bastien, Trilling, Bertrand, Mancini, Adrian, Bouzat, Pierre, Létoublon, Christian, Chirica, Mircea, Arvieux, Catherine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominal Surgery
Acidosis
Bleeding
Cardiac Surgery
Compartment syndrome
Complications
Emergencies
General Surgery
Hypotension
Hypothermia
Ischemia
Life Sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Multivariate analysis
Original Scientific Report
Pancreatitis
Patients
Peritonitis
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Statistical analysis
Statistical tests
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Transfusion
Trauma
Vascular Surgery
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Summary:Background Damage control surgery (DCS) was a major paradigm change in the management of critically ill trauma patients and has gradually expanded in the general surgery arena, but data in this setting are still scarce. The study aim was to evaluate outcomes of DCS in patients with general surgery emergencies. Methods Between 2005 and 2015, 164 patients (104 men, age 66) underwent DCS for non-traumatic abdominal emergencies. The decision to perform DCS was triggered by the presence of at least one trauma DCS criterion: hypotension (
ISSN:0364-2313
1432-2323
DOI:10.1007/s00268-017-4262-6