STAGED ABDOMINAL RE-OPERATION FOR ABDOMINAL TRAUMAKorhan Taviloğlu1Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey
Background: To review the current developments in staged abdominal re-operation for abdominal trauma. Methods: To overview the steps of damage control laparotomy. Results: The ever increasing importance of the resuscitation phase with current intensive care unit (ICU) support techniques should be emphasized. Conclusions: General surgeons should be familiar to staged abdominal re-operation for abdominal trauma and collaborate with ICU teams, interventional radiologists and several other specialties to overcome this entity.
Keywords: abdominal trauma, staged laparotomy, abdominal compartment syndrome, damage control surgery
Korhan Taviloğlu. STAGED ABDOMINAL RE-OPERATION FOR ABDOMINAL TRAUMA. . 2003; 9(3): 149-153 |
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