Outcomes and complications of open abdomen technique for managing non-trauma patients

<b>Background</b> : Damage control surgery and the open abdomen technique have been widely used in trauma. These techniques are now being utilized more often in non-trauma patients but the outcomes are not clear. We hypothesized that the use of the open abdomen technique in non-trauma pa...

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Main Authors: Kritayakirana Kritaya, Maggio Paul, Brundage Susan, Purtill Mary-Anne, Staudenmayer Kristan, Spain David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2010;volume=3;issue=2;spage=118;epage=122;aulast=Kritayakirana