ReviewEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2016
Damage control resuscitation: lessons learned.
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- Damage control resuscitation: how it's done and where we can improve. A view of the Brazilian reality according to trauma professionals.Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes · 2025Article
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- Traumatic Cardiac Arrest-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Outcomes of traumatically injured patients after nighttime transfer from the intensive care unit.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2024Article
- Epidemiology and estimated economic impact of musculoskeletal injuries in polytrauma patients in a level one trauma centre in Singapore.Singapore medical journal · 2023Article
- Early total care or damage control orthopaedics for major fractures ? Results of propensity score matching for early definitive versus early temporary fixation based on data from the trauma registry of the German Trauma Society (TraumaRegister DGUEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Severely injured patients: modern management strategies.EFORT open reviews · 2023Review
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- Evaluation and management of haemorrhagic shock in polytrauma: Clinical practice guidelines.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Damage control resuscitation.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2020Article
- Management of Pelvic Ring Injury Patients With Hemodynamic Instability.Frontiers in surgery · 2020Review
- [Current treatment concepts for trauma-related cardiac arrest : Focal points, differences and similarities].Der Anaesthesist · 2019Review
- [Hypovolemic and hemorrhagic shock].Der Anaesthesist · 2018Review
- A 24-year-old Female Traumatic Patient Following a Car Accident.Advanced journal of emergency medicine · 2018Article
- Abdominal and thoracic wall closure: damage control surgery's cinderella.Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia)Review
- An Insight into Damage Control Resuscitation and its Application in the Modern Battlefield: A Military Perspective.Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shockReview
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Abstract
backgroundDamage control resuscitation describes an approach to the early care of very seriously injured patients. The aim is to keep the patient alive whilst avoiding interventions and situations that risk worsening their situation by driving the lethal triad of hypothermia, coagulopathy and acidosis or excessively stimulating the immune-inflammatory system. It is critical that the concepts and practicalities of this approach are understood by all those involved in the early management of trauma patients. This review aims to summarise this and discusses current knowledge on the subject.
interventionsDamage control resuscitation forms part of an overall approach to patient care rather than a specific intervention and has evolved from damage control surgery. It is characterised by early blood product administration, haemorrhage arrest and restoration of blood volume aiming to rapidly restore physiologic stability. The infusion of large volumes of crystalloid is no longer appropriate, instead the aim is to replace lost blood and avoid dilution and coagulopathy. In specific situations, permissive hypotension may also be of benefit, particularly in patients with severe haemorrhage from an arterial source. As rapid arrest of haemorrhage is so important, team-based protocols that deliver patients rapidly but safely, via CT scan where appropriate, to operating theatres or interventional radiology suites form a critical part of this process.
conclusionsGiven that interventions are so time dependent in the severely injured, it is likely that by further improving trauma systems and protocols, improvements in outcome can still be made. Further research work in this area will allow us to target these approaches more accurately to those patients who can benefit most.
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