Staged Surgical Care in Acute Trauma: Principles and Results

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@article{1716847,
      author = {Dr. Ajisafe Taiye Abdulafeez},
      title = {Staged Surgical Care in Acute Trauma: Principles and Results},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2026},
      volume = {9},
      number = {10},
      pages = {4169-4173},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1716847.pdf},
      abstract = {Staged surgical care in acute trauma has developed from a final recourse tactic for haemorrhaging abdominal trauma into a widely applied conceptual framework for controlling physiologically exhausted patients across multiple surgical specialties. In the course of this study, Damage control surgery and staged surgical care in acute trauma will be used interchangeably, as they mean the same. This study examines staged surgical care in acute trauma not as a rigid procedural checklist but as a dynamic, physiology controlled philosophy that highlights reversal of metabolic collapse over instant anatomic perfection. The standard three-phase model: exsanguinating /contamination control, intensive care resuscitation, and delayed definitive repair, continues to remain the foundation, yet modern practice includes damage control resuscitation to generate a holistic care. Required patient selection is the most essential determinant of benefit: Damage Control Surgery is an ultimate relief for patients with extreme injury patterns and serious physiologic derangement, but indiscriminating use increases morbidity, mortality, and cost. Operative practices is multifaceted and it is beyond just the abdomen. It also includes orthopaedic, thoracic, neurosurgical and vascular applications, supported by attachments like endovascular occlusion, vacuum-assisted abdominal closure, and ECMO. Enhanced survival in unsalvageable cohorts that were previously irreparable, counteracted by an increase in rates of infection, organ damage, and an elongated ICU stay can be seen in the outcome data. The future of staged surgical care in acute trauma lies in precision, better physiologic markers, expanded minimally invasive temporization, and systemic level discipline to avoid overuse. This article integrates the conceptual foundation, practical implementation, and outcome evidence to direct rational application in present day trauma and non-trauma settings.},
      keywords = {Staged Surgical Care, Damage control resuscitation Damage control surgery, Acute Trauma; Lethal triad; Patient selection; Staged laparotomy.},
      month = {April},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I10-1716847}
  }