Tamponing in severe liver injuries (two clinical cases)

Abstract

Favorable outcomes of surgical treatment of two patients with blunt liver damage of IV degree according to E. Moore as part of polytrauma are presented. In conditions of unstable hemodynamics and extremely severe state of the patient, the authors used a method of liver damage tamponing with a single tampon material (cotton surgical sheet) as an initial hemostasis. The applied method of liver damage tamponing helps to achieve a stable initial hemostasis, it does not require a highly-qualified surgical team and can be used in second- and third-level trauma centers.

Keywords

Severe liver injuries / liver tamponing / liver tamponing with sheets / damage control surgery

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