Related Experiment Videos
[Interest in several surgeries for serious abdominal trauma]
D Chosidow1, M Lesurtel, F Sauvat
1Service de chirurgie digestive, hôpital Bichat, Paris, France.
Annales De Chirurgie
|August 2, 2000
Summary
Abbreviated laparotomy and planned reoperation(s) offer a novel approach for severely injured patients. This strategy controls bleeding and contamination initially, allowing for delayed reconstruction in improved physiological conditions.
Area of Science:
- Trauma Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care
Background:
- Severely injured patients often present with multivisceral failure.
- Hemorrhagic shock, coagulopathy, and hypothermia complicate management.
- Emergency laparotomy in these conditions carries a high mortality risk.