title: Staged abdominal re-operation for abdominal trauma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To review the current developments in staged abdominal re-operation for abdominal trauma.
  
  
  METHODS
  To overview the steps of damage control laparotomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ever increasing importance of the resuscitation phase with current intensive care unit (ICU) support techniques should be emphasized.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  General surgeons should be familiar to staged abdominal re-operation for abdominal trauma and collaborate with ICU teams, interventional radiologists and several other specialties to overcome this entity.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Surgery, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. korhan@taviloglu.com
authors.forename: Korhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taviloglu
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods