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Intra-abdominal packing with laparotomy pads and QuikClot™ during damage control laparotomy: A safety analysis.
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BACKGROUND Obesity is an independent predictor of increased morbidity and mortality in critically injured trauma patients. We hypothesized that obese patients in need of damage control laparotomy (DCL) will encounter an increase incidence of postsurgical complications with a concomitant increase mortality when compared with a cohort of nonobese patients. METHODS All adult trauma patients who ...
متن کاملRisk factors for late death of patients with abdominal trauma after damage control laparotomy for hemostasis
INTRODUCTION In this study, we explored the possible causes of death and risk factors in patients who overcame the initial critical circumstance when undergoing a damage control laparotomy for abdominal trauma and succumbed later to their clinical course. METHODS This was a retrospective study. We selected patients who fulfilled our study criteria from 2002 to 2012. The medical and surgical d...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Visceral Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1878-7886
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2011.09.010