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Damage Control Management in the Polytrauma Patient

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Damage control is a philosophy of care that involves addressing only the most life-threatening injuries during the initial phases. Nonurgent injuries are temporized and discussed later, when the patient’s physiology allows. While damage control was first described for use in patients with penetrating abdominal injury, the principles have been generalized to injuries in the thorax, pelvis, and the remainder of the body.

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  1. R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    Thomas M. Scalea

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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  2. Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Medical CenterUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    C. William Schwab

  3. Leeds General Infirmary University Hospital Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK

    Peter V. Giannoudis

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Scalea, T.M., Malloy, P.C. (2010). The Role of Interventional Radiology. In: Pape, HC., Peitzman, A., Schwab, C.W., Giannoudis, P.V. (eds) Damage Control Management in the Polytrauma Patient. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89508-6_14

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