. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Sep;83(3):464–468. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001619

Table 3.

Indications for Damage Control Laparotomy

Indications for Damage Control	All Damage Control Patients (n=388)	ED SBP >90 (n=236)	ED SBP ≤90 (n=129)	p value

Packing	121 (31%)	68 (29%)	49 (38%)	0.111
Planned second look	76 (20%)	56 (24%)	15 (12%)
HD Instability	76 (20%)	40 (17%)	30 (23%)
Expedite IR	8 (2%)	5 (2%)	2 (2%)
Expedite CT/ICU	30 (8%)	17 (7%)	10 (8%)
Coagulopathy	38 (10%)	25 (11%)	11 (9%)
ACS Prophylaxis	4 (1%)	3 (1%)	1 (1%)
Contamination	1 (0%)	1 (0%)	0 (0%)
Unknown	34 (9%)	21 (9%)	11 (9%)

HD = hemodynamic; IR = interventional radiology; CT = computed tomography; ICU = intensive care unit; ACS = abdominal compartment syndrome