Effects of Early Altitude Exposure on the Open Abdomen After Laparotomy in Trauma
Abstract
While damage control surgery and resuscitation techniques have revolutionized the care of injured service members who sustain severe traumatic hemorrhage, the physiologic and inflammatory consequences of hemostatic resuscitation and staged abdominal surgery in the face of early aeromedical evacuation (AE) have not been investigated. We hypothesized that post-injury AE with an open abdomen would have significant physiologic and inflammatory consequences compared to AE with a closed abdomen.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Mar 06, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usz034
Entities
People
- Amy T. Makley
- Grace E Martin
- Jay A. Johannigman
- Joel B Elterman
- Lou Ann Friend
- Mark A. Johnson
- Michael D Goodman
- Rose Veile
- Timothy A. Pritts
Organizations
- United States Department of Defense
- University of Cincinnati