Eitezaz Ahmad Bashir, Badar Murtaza, Muhammad Misbah Rashid, Zahid Hussain.
Damage control Laparotomy for exsanguinating penetrating abdominal trauma.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan ;14(3):185-6.

Damage control, defined as initial control of haemorrhage and contamination with intra-peritoneal packing and rapid closure, allows the resuscitation to normal physiology in the intensive care unit and subsequent definitive re-exploration. A case of penetrating abdominal trauma with extensive hepatic, interior vena cava and pancreatico-duodenal injuries, was managed on the principles of damage control on the first laparotomy and definitive procedure of pancreaticoduodenectomy was delayed and performed after 48 hours.

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