ArticleWorld journal of emergency surgery : WJES2013
Abdominal damage control surgery and reconstruction: world society of emergency surgery position paper.
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- The tenets of intrathoracic packing during damage control thoracic surgery for trauma patients: a systematic review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2021Pooled it
- Hypertonic saline infusion does not improve the chance of primary fascial closure after damage control laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Trial
- Active Negative Pressure Peritoneal Therapy After Abbreviated Laparotomy: The Intraperitoneal Vacuum Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of surgery · 2015Trial
- [Visceral surgery in mass casualty incidents due to disasters, crises and war].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
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- Early and late outcomes of component separation with transversus abdominis release with mesh augmentation versus primary suturing for the management of abdominal dehiscence: a retrospective comparative study.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2026Article
- Role of Damage Control Surgery in Severe Liver Trauma: A Systematic Review of Mortality, Morbidity, and ICU Stay.Cureus · 2025Review
- The effect of damage control laparotomy on surgical-site infection risks after emergent intestinal surgery.Surgery · 2024Article
- Proper hepatic artery transection followed by blunt abdominal trauma: A case report and review of literature.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Factors associated with the need for long-term total parenteral nutrition in survivors of acute superior mesenteric artery occlusion.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- How Learning from Trauma Benefits the Obstetric Population? Damage Control Surgery.Maternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) · 2023Article
- The temporary abdominal closure techniques used for trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2023Article
- Patients with an Open Abdomen in Asian, American and European Continents: A Comparative Analysis from the International Register of Open Abdomen (IROA).World journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2022Review
- Proof-of-concept for intervention to prevent post-operative ileus in patients undergoing ileostomy formation.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2022Article
- FIGO recommendations on the management of postpartum hemorrhage 2022.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2022Article
- The results of rapid source control laparotomy or open abdomen for acute diverticulitis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
- Using Machine Learning to Establish Predictors of Mortality in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy for Emergency General Surgical Conditions.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome-When Is Surgical Decompression Needed?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Managing the Open Abdomen in Damage Control Surgery: Should Skin-Only Closure be Abandoned?Cureus · 2021Article
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Abstract
Damage control laparotomy was first described by Dr. Harlan Stone in 1983 when he suggested that patients with severe trauma should have their primary procedures abbreviated when coagulopathy was encountered. He recommended temporizing patients with abdominal packing and temporary closure to allow restoration of normal physiology prior to returning to the operating room for definitive repair. The term damage control in the trauma setting was coined by Rotondo et al., in 1993. Studies in subsequent years have validated this technique by demonstrating decreased mortality and immediate post-operative complications. The indications for damage control laparotomy have evolved to encompass abdominal compartment syndrome, abdominal sepsis, vascular and acute care surgery cases. The perioperative critical care provided to these patients, including sedation, paralysis, nutrition, and fluid management strategies may improve closure rates and recovery. In the rare cases of inability to primarily close the abdomen, there are a number of reconstructive strategies that may be used in the acute and chronic phases of abdominal closure.
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