Damage control resuscitation: A case of thoraco-abdominal impalement.
Damage Control Resuscitation and Surgery is the concept of controlled hypotension, haemostatic resuscitation and abbreviated surgical procedures following severe trauma; the practice of which has resulted in improved mortality and morbidity. We describe a rare case of thoraco-abdominal impalement successfully managed based on the concept of Damage Control Resuscitation.
Universiti Teknologi Mara, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. mrsadzim@gmail.com.
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Universiti Teknologi Mara, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Mohd Mokhtar
Universiti Teknologi Mara, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Universiti Teknologi Mara, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Abdul Halim
Universiti Teknologi Mara, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Nor Elayni
D000007:Abdominal Injuries; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating