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Guidelines and algorithms in
trauma care
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
(EAST)
http://www.east.org/resources/treatment-guidelines
Western Trauma Association (WTA)
http://westerntrauma.org/algorithms/algorithms.html
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
http://www.learnicu.org/Pages/Guidelines.aspx
Western Trauma Association
injury’
‘Penetrating
Western Trauma Association
‘GSW’
Western Trauma Association
Western Trauma Association
bowel
‘Blunt
injury’
Where ?
n ? How ? Wh0 ?
he
W Operation
What ?
Why ?
“The Lethal Triad Flowchart”
DCR
Permissive hypotention
Hemostatic resuscitation
+
DCS
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History 1983-1993
1976-1979
Stone, et al
Rotondo &
Lucas & Schwab
Early 20th Ledgerwood
century Moore
Calne &
Pringle Feliciano
“Damage
reports
Halstead- Control”
utility of packing
for managing liver
trauma
Damage Control Surgery Stages
1. Patient selection
for abbreviated
laparotomy
5. Abdominal 2. Reassessment
Wall for hemorrhage
Reconstruction control
Gastrointestinal
contamination
When transfer to ICU ?
Temporary closure
3. Physiologic
restoration in
4. Return to the
the ICU
OR for
definitive
procedures
Incision
The incidence ; 1 – 9 %
Kocher
Cattel-Braasch
Mattox
Source: Trauma Surgery
Laparoscopy
Penetrating
Blunt Trauma
Trauma
• Unclear abdomen • Determination of
• Free fluid from an peritoneal
unclear source penetration
• Suspected • Exploration of the
intestinal injury abdomen
• Mesenteric injury
+/- vascular
damage
• Solid organ injury
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