Physiologic rationale for abbreviated laparotomy

Trauma patients who succumb to their injuries do so by one of several mechanisms discussed in this article. The most common include head injury, exsanguination, sepsis, and multiple organ failure. The article also discusses adverse consequences of hypothermia, including a model for calculating total...

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Published inThe Surgical clinics of North America Vol. 77; no. 4; p. 779
Main Authors Burch, J M, Denton, J R, Noble, R D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1997
Subjects
Animals
Humans
Hypothermia - complications
Hypothermia - physiopathology
Laparotomy - methods
Wounds and Injuries - complications
Wounds and Injuries - physiopathology
Wounds and Injuries - surgery
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Summary:Trauma patients who succumb to their injuries do so by one of several mechanisms discussed in this article. The most common include head injury, exsanguination, sepsis, and multiple organ failure. The article also discusses adverse consequences of hypothermia, including a model for calculating total heat loss.
ISSN:0039-6109
1558-3171
DOI:10.1016/s0039-6109(05)70583-1