Nontherapeutic laparotomy in American combat casualties: A 10-year review - Mitchell TA, Hutchison T, Becker TE, Aden JK, Blackbourne L, White CE.

BACKGROUND: The civilian literature has expanded the indications for selective nonoperative management (SNOM) for abdominal trauma to minimize morbidity from nontherapeutic laparotomies (NTLs); however, this treatment modality remains controversial and rar...
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