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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2017 Apr 23;225(2):200–209. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.04.010

Table 5.

Indications for Damage Control Laparotomy in Patients Who May Have Safely Undergone Definitive Laparotomy

Indication Voted safe for definitive laparotomy
n %
Contamination 1 100
Expedite CT/ICU 3 100
Second look 13 81
Hemodynamic instability 5 33
Packing 5 8
Abdominal compartment prophylaxis 0 0
Expedite transport to IR 0 0
Heterogeneity in definition of hemodynamic instability
 Ongoing transfusions at end of laparotomy 0 0
 Continuous vasopressor use at end of laparotomy 0 0
 Isolated, persistent acidosis at end of laparotomy 5 100

CT, computed tomography; ICU, intensive care unit; IR, interventional radiology