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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Oct;51(10):2091-2096.
doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.07.051. Epub 2020 Jul 25.

Managing polytrauma patients

James T Berwin  1 , Oliver Pearce  2 , Luke Harries  2 , Michael Kelly  2
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Practice Guideline

Managing polytrauma patients

James T Berwin et al. Injury. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Embedding physiological markers into treatment algorithms has helped trauma teams rationalise interventions safely and signifies a departure from the dichotomy of damage control orthopaedics (DCO) and early total care (ETC) to early appropriate care (EAC). This has been shown to reduce length of stay and cost to treating centres. This article seeks to provide a clear summary of current concepts for managing orthopaedic injuries in the multiply injured patient.

Keywords: Damage control; Early appropriate care; Early total care; Polytrauma.

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