Indian Journal of Surgery Medknow Publications on behalf of Association of Surgeons of India ISSN: 0972-2068 Vol. 67, Num. 3, 2005, pp. 168-168

Indian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 67, No. 3, May-June, 2005, pp. 168

Letter To Editor

A logical approach to trauma-damage control surgery

Narula IM S

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Code Number: is05052

Dear Editor,

The authors have very comprehensively discussed the subject with an emphasis on trauma triad, namely hypothermia, coagulopathy, and acidosis.[1] The various preventive measures to be adopted are precisely and clearly mentioned in a tabulated form. Respected members of the fraternity will agree that such topics should be presented in the CME programmes at the Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, where both senior and upcoming surgeons take back home a message that, in a given trauma case, it is not a must to complete the operative procedure as in a planned surgery. The said approach thus should not reflect an impression on the competency and efficiency of the operating team. The relatives of the trauma victim and the public at large (including politicians and nontechnical administrators) must be made aware of such an approach that is followed in the better interest of the patient.

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