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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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Case report

First published 2026

Richter's hernia through a missed traumatic abdominal wall defect: A rare cause of early postoperative obstruction after trauma laparotomy

Harpyar Singh, Megha Tandon, Avinash Ranga [...]

Tropical Doctor

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Research article

First published 2024-8

Obesity and Associated Outcomes for Blunt vs Penetrating Mechanism in Trauma Laparotomy Patients

Zachary H. Hodges, Michael Bright, Anne-Marie Carpenter [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Review article

First published 2023-6

Jean Baptiste Lucien Bauden’s Clinique des Plaies D’Armes a Feu: The First English Translation of the First Trauma Laparotomy

David Ray Velez

The American Surgeon™

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Research article

First published 2026

Risk and Predictors of Postoperative Mortality in Patients With Obesity Undergoing Trauma Laparotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis With Meta-Regression

Aya Kambal, Libor Hurt, Michalis Iosifidis [...]

The American Surgeon™

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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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Research article

First published 2024-6

Evaluating Mortality Outcomes,Transfusion Characteristics,and Risk Factors Associated With Cirrhotic Trauma Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy Versus Non-Operative Management: A National Analysis

Adel Elkbuli, Tessa Breeding, Brian Martinez [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Research article

First published 2012-11

Negative Laparotomy in Trauma: Are We Getting Better?

Beat SchnÜRiger, Lydia Lam, Kenji Inaba [...]

The American Surgeon™

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Research article

First published 2009-11

Trauma Laparotomy: Evaluating the Necessity of Histological Examination

Carrie Laituri, Andre Teixeira, Matthew W. Lube [...]

The American Surgeon™

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