title: Vascular trauma in Latin America: a regional survey.
abstract: As has been demonstrated, significant differences exist in demographics and the likelihood of accidents among Latin American countries; however, when figures were standardized, they showed a clear similarity in all the reviewed features of vascular trauma. A total of 66.4% of cases were managed solely on a clinical basis, with 78.9% of surgical procedures being performed within 6 hours of injury. Vascular repair was attempted in 84% of arterial injuries and 43% of venous injuries. Results are extremely good, with an 89% rate of success, especially considering that 63% of injuries were gunshot wounds and that the largest series, from Brazil, had a 21.3% rate of abdominopelvic injuries. The mortality rate amounted to 12.7%, but associated injuries, and particularly multiple trauma, account for 50.0% of the deaths.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Universidad de Chile, Hospital del Trabajador, Santiago. ghtrsg@gw.achs.cl
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sonneborn
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.forename: Carlos H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Morales-Uribe
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Razuk
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soria
authors.forename: Gustavo Jorge
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tisminetzky
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Monge
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rasslan
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Alvaro E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Sanabria-Quiroga
authors.forename: Roberto Augusto
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Caffaro
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sierra-Jones
authors.forename: Gerardo Hernán
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Tissera
authors.forename: Jorge E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Foianini
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ostria
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D010176:Panama / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*