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ArticleTrauma surgery & acute care open2026

Damage control surgery in large-scale combat operations: still a life-saving strategy or a bridge to nowhere?

Mason Hil Remondelli, Kennedy Nye, Todd Collin, Jonathan Wang, Amy Wang, Rex Atwood, Joseph Bozzay, Woo Do, Ronald Hardin, Eric Elster and 2 more

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Article in Trauma surgery & acute care open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

12 authors.

Mason Hil RemondelliSurgery, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9559-7272
Kennedy NyeSurgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8993-900X
Todd CollinOhio State University Health System, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Jonathan WangSurgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Amy WangUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Rex AtwoodSurgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Joseph BozzayUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Woo DoSurgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Ronald HardinWomack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA.
Eric ElsterUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Patrick F WalkerSurgery, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Matthew J BradleySurgery, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Damage Control Surgery (DCS), originally developed to stabilize critically injured trauma patients, was widely adopted during the Global War on Terror, supported by rapid evacuation and advanced medical infrastructure. Future large-scale combat operations will likely severely disrupt this model due to contested airspace and delayed transport. Patients who have undergone DCS may then be stuck without access to definitive care, overwhelming facilities with limited critical care capacity. A more nuanced context-driven approach to surgical decision-making and embracing a strategy of definitive repair for carefully selected patients could potentially help alleviate the expected challenges we will face in future resource-constrained environments.

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abdominal injuriescritical illnessMultiple Traumaresuscitation

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PMID42519519
PMCPMC13384188

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