Time to Laparotomy for Intra-abdominal Bleeding from Trauma Does Affect Survival for Delays Up to 90 Minutes

R. Clarke, John; Z. Trooskin, Stanley; Doshi, Prashant; Greenwald, Lloyd; J. Mode, Charles

doi:10.1097/00005373-200203000-00002

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Time to Laparotomy for Intra-abdominal Bleeding from Trauma Does Affect Survival for Delays Up to 90 Minutes

Published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care • Mar 1, 2002

Authors:

John R. Clarke

Stanley Z. Trooskin

Prashant Doshi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We examined the relationship between survival and time in the emergency department (ED) before laparotomy for hypotensive patients bleeding from abdominal injuries. METHODS: Patients in the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation trauma registry with isolated abdominal vascular, solid orga...

Subject

Medicine

Laparotomy

Emergency department

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