MANAGEMENT OF VASCULAR INJURIES OF THE EXTREMITIES - 115 CASES

KURTOGLU M., ERTEKIN C., BULUT T., BELGERDEN S., GENC F.

INTERNATIONAL ANGIOLOGY, vol.10, no.2, pp.95-99, 1991 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1991
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL ANGIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.95-99
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In between the years 1984-1989, 115 peripheral arterial injuries were admitted to the Emergency Surgical Unit of Istanbul Medical Faculty. Seventy-two patients (62%) had upper extremity and 43 patinets (38%) had lower extremity vascular injuries. Twenty-eight of these cases (24%) were due to blunt trauma, angiographic studies were obtained in 26 patients. There were 9.5% mortality and 7% amputation rate. We conclude that arterial injuries deserves early recognition, rapid fixation of osseous injuries, wide debridement, fasciotomy in blunt injuries and proper antimicrobial therapy.