title: Vascular trauma at a university teaching hospital.
abstract: Fifty-two patients with vascular trauma have been managed by the St Vincent's Hospital Vascular Surgical Unit during the 5 year period 1982-86. The mean age of the patients was 39.7 years; 81% were male. Penetrating, blunt and iatrogenic trauma were equally represented. Forty-nine of the patients underwent 63 operations performed by members of the unit. Twenty-five of the patients had significant non-vascular injuries, requiring 29 other operations. Pre-operative angiography was used rarely in urgent cases. All vascular reconstructions were noted to be patent during the follow-up period, with a mean of 20 months, except in one instance, where an amputation resulted from failed surgery. One patient died from a complication of the vascular surgery.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tobin
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gurry
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Connell
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Vidovich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014739:Victoria; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery