Variation in use of damage control laparotomy for trauma by trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unknown how frequently damage control (DC) laparotomy is used across trauma centers in different countries. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia to study variations in use of the procedure and predictors of more frequent use of DC laparotomy.

Methods

A self-administered, electronic, cross-sectional survey of trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia was conducted. The survey collected information about trauma center and program characteristics. It also asked how often the trauma program director estimated DC laparotomy was performed on injured patients at that center on average over the last year. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify predictors of a higher r

SUBMITTER: Roberts DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8515656 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature