Comparison of abdominal damage control surgery in combat versus civilian trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Sambasivan, Chitra N ^a   Underwood, Samantha J ^a   Cho, S D ^a   Kiraly, Laszlo N ^a   Hamilton, Greg J ^a   Kofoed, J T ^a   Flaherty, Stephen F ^b   Dorlac, Warren C ^c   Schreiber, Martin A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Civilian trauma; Combat trauma; Damage control surgery; Open abdomen

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACE INJURY; FASCIOTOMY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SKIN INJURY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOLDIER; SURVIVAL RATE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; WAR; YOUNG ADULT; ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GUNSHOT INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954779763     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e45cef     Document Type: Article

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