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Abstract
The recent history, indications, physiologic objectives, and technical aspects of staged laparotomy are discussed in this overview. While postinjury refractory coagulopathy is the most common scenario for this life-saving concept, there are many other potential applications during both emergency and elective procedures in the neck, chest, pelvis, and extremities as well as the abdomen.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8942535 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(96)00216-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Surg ISSN: 0002-9610 Impact factor: 2.565