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Indications for Open Abdomen in the Non-trauma Setting

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The principles of damage control laparotomy (DCL) in the trauma setting are well described. Although the indications for this technique vary among care providers, it is agreed that this approach revolutionized the management of critically injured patients [1, 2]. Overall, about 10–15% of all laparotomies for trauma are managed with damage control techniques [3].

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Bahouth, H., Kluger, Y. (2018). Indications for Open Abdomen in the Non-trauma Setting. In: Coccolini, F., Ivatury, R., Sugrue, M., Ansaloni, L. (eds) Open Abdomen. Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48072-5_5

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