Polytrauma

Damage Control Surgery (DCS) und Damage Control Orthopaedic Surgery (DCOS) als essenzielle Strategien in der Versorgung polytraumatisierter Patienten retten Leben, wenn jede Minute zählt. Ziel ist die frühzeitige Blutungs- und Kontaminationskontrolle bzw. die temporäre Stabilisierung schwerer Frakturen, um die letale Trias (Hypothermie, Azidose, Koagulopathie) zu durchbrechen. Erst nach physiologischer Stabilisierung folgt die definitive Versorgung.

Schlüsselwörter

Damage Control - Schwerstverletzter - Polytrauma - Blutungskontrolle - Traumachirurgie

• Literatur

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