Why the study?
Controversies remain regarding whom, when, and how re-interventions should be performed in patients undergoing damage control surgery.
This consensus provides standardized recommendations for the timing and strategies of re-interventions following damage control surgery in severe trauma patients.
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Endorses specific re-intervention timelines in damage control surgery; extends consensus to standardize care and prioritize outcome trials.
Damage control has well-defined steps. However, there are still controversies regarding whom, when, and how re-interventions should be performed. This article summarizes the Trauma and Emergency Surgery Group (CTE) Cali-Colombia recommendations about the specific situations concerning second interventions of patients undergoing damage control surgery. We suggest packing as the preferred bleeding control strategy, followed by unpacking within the next 48-72 hours. In addition, a deferred anastomosis is recommended for correction of intestinal lesions, and patients treated with vascular shunts should be re-intervened within 24 hours for definitive management. Furthermore, abdominal or thoracic wall closure should be attempted within eight days. These strategies aim to decrease complications, morbidity, and mortality.
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Mejía-Toro et al. (2021) conducted a review in Severe trauma requiring damage control surgery. Damage control surgery re-intervention strategies was evaluated. Consensus recommendations for damage control surgery include unpacking within 48-72 hours, deferred intestinal anastomosis, vascular shunt re-intervention within 24 hours, and closure within 8 days.
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