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Module 5: Abdominal Injuries

Segment 6: Hemorrhage & Post-Op Concerns

Websites

Bair Hugger Forced-air Warming
Manufacturer's website with links to information about Bair Hugger warming devices. (Bairhugger.com)
Mistral-Air Warming Devices
Manufacturer's website with links to information on the Mistral-Air warming devices. (Stryker.com)
The Level 1 Fluid and Blood Warming Device
Manufacturer's website with links to information related to the Level 1 intravenous fluid and blood warming devices. (icumed.com)

Guidelines

Management of the Open Abdomen
A 2022 clinical practice guideline from EAST addressing management of the patient with an open abdomen. (Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (USA))
Management of the Open Abdomen after Damage Control Laparotomy
A 2019 clinical practice guideline for the management of the open abdomen after damage control surgery. (Western Trauma Association)
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Damage Control Surgery
Clinical practice guideline #14 with recommendations for damage control surgery in trauma patients. (Northern Ireland Major Trauma Network)
ECMO for Severe Hypothermia
A clinical protocol with recommendations for the use of ECMO to warm a patient with severe hypothermia. (Midlands Critical Care & Trauma Networks (UK))

Videos

Damage Control Laparotomy and the Open Abdomen
A 2022 lecture on damage control laparotomy in trauma patients. Includes video footage of surgical cases. (Cleveland Clinic)
Damage Control Laparotomy: Myths, Pitfalls, and Disadvantages
A 2018 lecture: Damage Control Laparotomy: Myths, Pitfalls, and Disadvantages (Arizona Trauma Association)
WHO Mortality Database

A searchable database for global mortality statistics. (World Health Organization)

Injuries and violence

The incidence and impact of intentional and unintentional injuries across the age spectrum. (World Health Organization)

Provincial Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Report Card

Links to a variety of statistics related to the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Canadian Provinces. (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation)