title: [Iatrogenic vascular injuries].
abstract: Iatrogenic vascular injuries include an extremely broad group of lesions with multiple etiology and polymorphic manifestations. We present a series of 44 patients with iatrogenic vascular lesions that result from arterial and venous catheterizations and surgical interventions. The arterial catheterization for coronariography and arteriography and orthopaedic surgery were the agents that most frequently caused vascular injury. Arterial and venous reconstructive surgery were the predominant treatment procedures. In our series, morbidity and mortality were 4.6% and 2.3%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia Vascular, Hospital Geral de Santo António, Porto.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sá Pinto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged