Abstract

The aim of the study was to improve the results of treatment of patients with severe combined trauma of the organs of several cavities (skull, thoracic and abdominal cavities, retroperitoneal space) and of the musculoskeletal system. Materials and research methods. The study involved 72 patients treated between 2013 and 2017 in a Level I trauma center established at the Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. The Injury Severity Score (ISS) index was used to determine the severity of injury; “department of military field surgery, condition, admission” scale was used to assess the state of the injured. Results of the study and their analysis. Analysis of the findings showed the following: in severe combined injuries the main causes of death are: shock, cerebral edema and dislocation, posttraumatic pneumonia, multiple organ failure, acute respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism and DIC syndrome. The most satisfactory treatment outcomes can be achieved only with the use of a care tactic based on the principles of staged surgical treatment “Damage control”. The time frame and the sequence of surgical treatment of injuries depend on their severity, degree of life threatening and prevailing injury.

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