Organ-Specific Techniques

• Liver
• Spleen
• Abdominal vasculature
  
• Gastrointestinal tract
• Pancreas
• Lung

Damage Control Surgery

Overview
Metabolic failure
Damage control laparotomy
Organ-specific techniques
Critical Care
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Reoperation

Spleen
Except for minor splenic injuries which may be amenable to direct suture techniques, splenectomy is the treatment of choice for major spleen injuries. Attempts at splenic conservation are too time-consuming and prone to failure to justify their use in this setting.

Critical Care