title: [Application of damage control surgery for severe abdominal trauma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the value of damage control surgery(DCS) for severe abdominal trauma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-six patients with severe abdominal trauma were treated according to DCS principles and 58 patients were not. Clinical data of the two groups were analyzed retrospectively. DCS included simple surgery, resuscitation, and definitive operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Perioperative morality was 15.2%(7/46) in the DCS group and 34.5%(20/58) in the non-DCS group, and the difference was statistically significant(χ²=4.954, P=0.026). The perioperative complication rate was 37.0%(17/46) in the DCS group and 67.2%(39/58) in the non-DCS group, and the difference was statistically significant(χ²=9.468, P=0.002).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Damage control surgery can reduce perioperative morbidity and mortality in patients with severe abdominal trauma, and its efficacy is satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Xiqiao People's Hospital, Guangdong Foshan 528211, China. lqw1976100@163.com
authors.forename: Qing-wen
authors.initials: QW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bin-jing
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hong-xing
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome