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Damage Control Resuscitation Across the Phases of Major Injury Care

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Trauma damage control has undergone a recent paradigm shift, broadening its focus from surgery to resuscitation. This review details central components of damage control resuscitation (DCR) across the phases of major injury care and the evidence behind its adoption.

Recent Findings

Permissive hypotension, minimization of crystalloid fluids, and early balanced blood product resuscitation have each been associated with improved outcomes in hemorrhaging patients. These tactics compliment current strategies of achieving hemorrhage control, including damage control surgery.

Summary

DCR is now integrated into care from the injury scene, through the resuscitation bay, the operating room, and into the intensive care unit. Its use limits the physiologic derangement experienced by the injured patient and minimizes preventable death from hemorrhage. It has become the accepted standard of modern trauma care and is shaping contemporary trauma systems and education. Future evidence-based advancements in trauma care will be scrutinized against this standard.

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Dr. Holcomb is the chief medical officer of Prytime Medical Devices (The REBOA Company™), a private company that manufactures a proprietary REBOA balloon catheter. Drs. Cantle and Roberts declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this manuscript.

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Cantle, P.M., Roberts, D.J. & Holcomb, J.B. Damage Control Resuscitation Across the Phases of Major Injury Care. Curr Trauma Rep 3, 238–248 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40719-017-0096-9

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