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Open abdomen in trauma patients: a double-edged sword

The use of open abdomen (OA) as a technique in the treatment of exsanguinating trauma patients was first described in the mid-19(th) century. Since the 1980s, OA has become a relatively new and increasingly common strategy to manage massive trauma and abdominal catastrophes. OA has been proven to he...

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Autores principales: Huang, Yu-hua, Li, You-sheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27042329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40779-016-0079-0