The effective risk factors on mortality in patients undergoing damage control surgery

Kapan M., Onder A., Oguz A., Taskesen F., Aliosmanoglu I., Gul M., ...More

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.17, no.12, pp.1681-1687, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1681-1687
  • Keywords: Damage control surgery, Mortality, Risk factors, PENETRATING ABDOMINAL INJURY, COMPLEX HEPATIC INJURIES, PERIHEPATIC PACKING, LIVER-INJURIES, OPEN ABDOMENS, MANAGEMENT, TRAUMA, COMPLICATIONS, HEMORRHAGE, EVOLUTION
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Damage control surgery is a life-saving procedure used in fatal injuries. Morbidity and mortality rate are high in these patients due to massive trauma. The aim of this study was to analyze the risk factors associated with mortality in abdominal traumas that underwent damage control surgery.