title: [Surgical treatment of war injuries of the veins].
abstract: Between April 1991 and December 1995, 118 patients were treated for wartime venous injuries. There were 108 (91.5%) venous injuries combined with arterial ones, and 52 (49%) with bone fractures. A total of 85 (72%) venous repairs were done and 33 (27.9%) were treated by ligation. Arteriovenous fistulas were found in 20 (16.9%) venous injuries. Venous injuries were associated with 10 (62.5%) amputations and 5 (45.4%) deaths. In the early postoperative period the authors found 15 (17.6%) thromboses of venous reconstructions.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za kirurgiju, KBC Rebro, Zavod za vaskularnu kirurgiju.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tonković
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrunić
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sosa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kruzić
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Luetić
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia; D006801:Humans; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Kirursko lijecenje ratnih ozljeda vena.