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Acute Care Surgery Glossary
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abbreviated laparotomy
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Truncated surgical procedure focusing on immediate life-threatening issues while deferring complex reconstructive work.
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REBOA
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Emergency endovascular procedure using an inflatable balloon to temporarily occlude aortic blood flow in trauma patients...
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