Journal article
Indications for use of damage control surgery in civilian trauma patients: a content analysis and expert appropriateness rating study
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Objectives: To characterize and evaluate indications for use of damage control (DC) surgery in civilian trauma patients.
Background: Although DC surgery may improve survival in select, severely injured patients, the procedure is associated with significant morbidity, suggesting that it should be used only when appropriately indicated.
Methods: Two investigators used an abbreviated grounded theory method to synthesize indications for DC surgery reported i...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 232.1KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1097/sla.0000000000001347
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Knowledge Translation (KT) Canada
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Annals of Surgery Journal website
- Volume:
- 263
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 1018-1027
- Publication date:
- 2016-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1528-1140
- ISSN:
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0003-4932
- Pmid:
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26445471
- Source identifiers:
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588256
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:588256
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uuid:05f62cd7-dcf3-44b2-8eb3-2cbdb027ce56
- Local pid:
- pubs:588256
- Deposit date:
- 2018-01-16
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- Copyright holder:
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
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This is the author accepted manuscript following peer review version of the article. The final version is
available online from Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins at: https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000001347
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