Better understanding the utilization of damage control laparotomy: A multi-institutional quality improvement project

Authors :: Benjamin J. Moran
Elizabeth Dauer
M A Croce
Timothy A. Pritts
Rachel D. Rodriguez
Michael D. Goodman
John P. Sharpe
John B. Holcomb
Ben L. Zarzaur
John A. Harvin
Laura A. Kreiner
Jeffrey A. Claridge
Source :: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 87:27-34
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019.
Abstract: BACKGROUNDRates of damage control laparotomy (DCL) vary widely and consensus on appropriate indications does not exist. The purposes of this multicenter quality improvement (QI) project were to decrease the use of DCL and to identify indications where consensus exists.METHODSIn 2016, six US Level I

Subjects :: 03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality management
business.industry
Damage control laparotomy
Medicine
030208 emergency & critical care medicine
Surgery
Operations management
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
business
Institutional quality

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