title: [Profuse hemorrhage from the axillary artery in electric burn: prevention and treatment].
abstract: A total of 53 cases of electric burns were admitted to our unit during the 1977-1985 period. In 19 cases an upper limb was involved, accounting 35.8 percent of the total. In 15 cases disarticulation of the shoulder was done, and in 3 of them a profuse hemorrhage from the axillary artery occurred as a result of infection of the amputation stumps. The second segment of the axillary artery was ligated during the amputations in the other 4 cases, no hemorrhage occurred in them.
authors.affiliation: Burn Unit, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control