OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of damage control in patients with severe polytrauma in normal time and in the earthquake of 2008 Sichuan China. METHODS: In the retrospective study, 26 cases with severity polytrauma in peacetime and 24 cases with severe polytrauma who have mainly sustained in the earthquake of 2008 Sichuan China were involovd. The patients' demographics, the methods and effects of damage control were evaluated. RESULTS: In the earthquake group, 24 cases succeeded in the rescuing life; among whom, 3 patients needed the further debridement and dermoplasty. In the normal time group, 26 cases succeeded in the rescuing life; among whom, 19 patients had returned to their former work and 3 patients needed the further treatment. There was no difference between two groups in therapeutic effects (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Both in earthquake and in normal time, treating the severity polytrauma by damage control orthopedics can acquire satisfied effect.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of damage control in patients with severe polytrauma in normal time and in the earthquake of 2008 Sichuan China. METHODS: In the retrospective study, 26 cases with severity polytrauma in peacetime and 24 cases with severe polytrauma who have mainly sustained in the earthquake of 2008 Sichuan China were involovd. The patients' demographics, the methods and effects of damage control were evaluated. RESULTS: In the earthquake group, 24 cases succeeded in the rescuing life; among whom, 3 patients needed the further debridement and dermoplasty. In the normal time group, 26 cases succeeded in the rescuing life; among whom, 19 patients had returned to their former work and 3 patients needed the further treatment. There was no difference between two groups in therapeutic effects (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Both in earthquake and in normal time, treating the severity polytrauma by damage control orthopedics can acquire satisfied effect.