C Arvieux, N Cardin, L Chiche, P Bachellier, D Falcon, Ch Letoublon, P Alliot, A Batoko, F Bouchard, J L Caillot, J Cancel, D Chosidow, P Delannoy, E Desroche, J L Faucheron, F Guillon, Y Laborde, F Lachachi, E P Lavagne, E Lebhar, P Michel, O Risse, C Sengel, G Weill
AIM OF THE STUDY: Damage control laparotomy is a new approach to the more severe abdominal traumas. It stems from a better understanding of the physiopathology of the haemorragic shock. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A national retrospective study from 27 centers about 109 trauma patients who underwent a damage control procedure between January 1990 and December 2001, is analysed. Surgical procedures included 97 hepatic packing, 10 abdominal packing, 4 exclusive skin closure, 1 open laparotomy technique and 3 digestive stapplings...
April 2003: Annales de Chirurgie