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The idea of damage control (DC) is grounded on a sequential therapeutic strategy that supports physiological restoration over anatomic repair in critically injured patients. This concept is firstly described as damage control surgery (DCS) for war-wounded patients with abdominal exsanguinating trauma. The goal was to avoid prolonged operative times and prevent the outset of the lethal cycle of hypothermia,...