The use of temporary abdominal closure in low-risk trauma patients: Helpful or harmful?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 601-608

  Martin, Matthew J ^a,b   Hatch, Quinton ^b   Cotton, Bryan ^c   Holcomb, John ^c  

^a LEGACY EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage control; Laparotomy; Morbidity; Mortality; Temporary abdominal closure; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORARY ABDOMINAL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEXAS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 84862653727     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31824483b7     Document Type: Article

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