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Damage-control resuscitation
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 17, No 1 | a545 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201173.2011.10872757
| © 2011 Jacques Goosen
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Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 January 2011
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 January 2011
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Jacques Goosen,, South AfricaFull Text:
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In South Africa, trauma is collectively the second greatest overall cause of mortality and haemorrhage, the major cause for mortality after injury. Major trauma, particularly hypoperfusion, is a potent stimulus for the systemic inflammatory response. Conceptually, damage-control resuscitation (DRS) is coupled with damage-control surgery.
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Damage control resuscitation
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