Vascular injury in Australia.
Vascular injury poses a small but significant challenge in Australian trauma care. Opportunities such as better practice guidelines and minimum standards will allow surgeons to improve delivery of quality care to the next generation of vascular trauma victims. Training in the management of vascular trauma surgery with integration of vascular and general surgery in trauma care should optimize outcomes. The authors' vision is that all vascular and general surgery trainees would eventually undertake the Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Course and improve vascular trauma outcomes and reduce mortality.
Sugrue
Michael
M
Trauma Department, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. michael.sugrue@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
Caldwell
Erica M
EM
Damours
Scott K
SK
Crozier
John A
JA
Deane
Stephen A
SA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015996:Survival Rate; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*