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Research article

First published 2026-1

Incidence of and factors associated with damage control laparotomy in adult patients undergoing emergency laparotomy following abdominal trauma: A retrospective cohort study from a UK Major trauma centre

Charlotte A Needham-Bennett, Zubair Ahmed, Justine J Lee [...]

Trauma

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Brief report

First published 2024-6

Heterotopic Ossification of the Abdomen: A Rare Sequela Following Trauma and Damage Control Laparotomy

Patrick Cherfan, Michael D. Cobler-Lichter, Joshua P. Kronenfeld [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Research article

First published 2021

Damage Control Laparotomy in the Cirrhotic Trauma Patient is Highly Lethal: A Matched Cohort Study

Dominik A. Jakob, Elizabeth R. Benjamin, Meghan Lewis [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Brief report

First published 2023-6

Damage Control Laparotomy Wound Incisions Can Be Closed With Low Rates of Superficial Surgical Site Infections

John D. Cull, Kristen A. Spoor, Katherine F. Pellizzeri [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Research article

First published 2016-12

Evolution of Fascial Closure Optimization in Damage Control Laparotomy

Margaret H. Lauerman, Joseph J. Dubose, Deborah M. Stein [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Research article

First published 2007-1

Delayed Primary Closure in Damage Control Laparotomy: The Value of the Wittmann Patch

Josef G. Hadeed, Gregory W. Staman, Hector S. Sariol [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Research article

First published 2007-6

Colonic Resection in the Setting of Damage Control Laparotomy: Is Delayed Anastomosis Safe?

Preston R. Miller, Michael C. Chang, J. Jason Hoth [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Research article

First published 2025-12

Effects of Perioperative Fluid Resuscitation on the Need for Renal Replacement Therapy in the Damage Control Laparotomy for Trauma

Peter B. DePhillips, Isaac W. Howley, Thomas S. Easterday [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Research article

First published 2013-1

The damage control sequence in the elderly: Strategy,complexities,and outcomes

Mark A Newell, David J Skarupa, Michael F Rotondo

Trauma

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Research article

First published 2017-04

Practice Patterns for the Use of Antibiotic Agents in Damage Control Laparotomy and Its Impact on Outcomes

Stephanie R. Goldberg, Jennifer Henning, Luke G. Wolfe [...]

Surgical Infections

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