Damage control laparotomy in the Australian military

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 18-22

  Neuhaus, Susan J ^a   Bessell, Justin R ^b,c  

^a HQ Ninth Brigade   (Australia)

^b Third Health Support Battalion   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal injuries; Abdominal surgery; Military medicine; Multiple trauma; Second look surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACCIDENT; ACIDOSIS; ARMY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE CONTROL; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROTOMY; METABOLISM; PATIENT CARE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; RESUSCITATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; WAR; WOUND CLOSURE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MILITARY MEDICINE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 1342280455     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-1433.2003.02894.x     Document Type: Article

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