Management of Polytrauma Patients in Emergency Surgery Units
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Furthermore, the management of polytrauma patients remains one of the major issues in Emergency Surgery Units and it implies exhaustive strategies to be applied. It identifies ATLS and DCS critical features to increase the survival rate and decrease morbidity and mortality of the patients. Speed is of the essence especially to perform an initial evaluation and management phase referred to as the ‘golden hour to avoid deterioration and occurrence of further complications” -.
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American College of Surgeons. (2020). Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Student Manual. Chicago: ACS. 2. Cole, E., Davenport, R., & Brohi, K. (2019). Contemporary management of polytrauma. British Journal of Surgery, 106(2), pp. 101-109.
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