Definitive surgery is a pa of which stage of damage control surgery?
Correct Answer: IV
Description: Answer- D. IVFollowing major injury, protracted surgery in the physiologically unstable patient with the 'deadly triad' - the combination of hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy'Damage control' or 'damage limitation surgery' is a concept that originated from naval architecture, whereby a ship was designed to have areas sealed off in the case of damage, to limit flooding.Stages-Patient selectionControl of haemorrhage and control of contaminationResuscitation continued in the intensive care unitDefinitive surgeryAbdominal closure
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