Michael F Bath, Katharina Kohler, Laura Hobbs, Brandon George Smith, David J Clark, Arthur Kwizera, Zane Perkins, Max Marsden, Ross Davenport, Justin Davies, Joachim Amoako, Ramani Moonesinghe, Thomas Weiser, Andy J M Leather, Timothy Hardcastle, Ravi Naidoo, Yannick Nördin, Andrew Conway Morris, Kokila Lakhoo, Peter John Hutchinson, Tom Bashford
INTRODUCTION: Trauma contributes to the greatest loss of disability-adjusted life-years for adolescents and young adults worldwide. In the context of global abdominal trauma, the trauma laparotomy is the most commonly performed operation. Variation likely exists in how these patients are managed and their subsequent outcomes, yet very little global data on the topic currently exists. The objective of the GOAL-Trauma study is to evaluate both patient and injury factors for those undergoing trauma laparotomy, their clinical management and postoperative outcomes...
April 5, 2024: BMJ Open