title: Introduction, background, and future projections of damage control surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mattox
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000628:therapy; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000628:therapy; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D008887:Military Medicine; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*