Management of vascular trauma.
Despite a nationwide 55 mph speed limit, and amid rising interpersonal violence, vascular injuries exact a great toll in morbidity and mortality. The identification, anatomic diagnosis, and repair of civilian traumatic vascular injuries still present a challenge.The concepts and precepts concerning vascular injury learned during World War II were responsible for the improved rates of limb salvage in the Vietnam War and remain pertinent in present-day civilian practice.The key factors concerning clinical evaluation, laboratory diagnosis, and definitive surgical therapy for major vascular injuries are outlined and elucidated.
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000628:therapy*