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Penetrating colonic trauma and damage control surgery: Anastomosis or stoma?
Author(s) -
Oosthuizen George,
Buitendag Johan,
Variawa Saffiya,
Čačala Sharon,
Kong Victor,
Xu William,
Clarke Damian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16939
Subject(s) - medicine , damage control surgery , anastomosis , damage control , laparotomy , stoma (medicine) , penetrating trauma , leak , surgery , intensive care unit , mortality rate , retrospective cohort study , resuscitation , blunt , environmental engineering , engineering
Management of colonic trauma in damage control surgery (DCS) remains controversial. Delayed anastomosis at the time of relook laparotomy after DCS is associated with increased anastomotic leak rates.