Keywords
Concept promotion
Grassroots hospitals
Trauma treatment
Submitted : 2026-01-13
Accepted : 2026-01-28
Published : 2026-02-12
Abstract
The concept of Damage Control Surgery (DCS) emphasizes prioritizing hemorrhage control, preventing hypothermia, correcting coagulopathy, and acidosis in trauma treatment. The application of the DCS concept in trauma treatment at grassroots hospitals faces numerous challenges such as limited resources, high technical difficulty, and insufficient multidisciplinary collaboration. Therefore, DCS strategies need to be adapted to simplified processes to create conditions for subsequent treatment. This paper retrieves relevant literature to discuss the proposal, promotion, and application of the DCS concept, aiming to provide evidence-based basis for optimizing trauma treatment outcomes at grassroots hospitals.
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