Beyond the Trauma Triad of Death—New Advances in Our Knowledge of Pathophysiology as a Basis for New Perspectives in Support Therapy

Abstract

The history of staged laparotomy, the basic idea behind the so called “Damage Control Surgery (DCS)” attitude, leans on the experience developed during the treatment of major hepatic trauma that was sustained by Pringle’s pioneering attempts to achieve hemostasis on liver wounds via packing in 1908 [...]

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