Trauma laparotomies decreased while non-operative strategies increased in an Australian trauma center, suggesting a need for operative readiness.
Emergency trauma laparotomies have declined despite increasing trauma volume and abdominal injury burden, consistent with greater use of selective non-operative and endovascular strategies. These changes have implications for maintaining operative readiness within contemporary multidisciplinary trauma systems.
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