title: Management algorithm for complete blunt renal artery occlusion in multiple trauma patients: case series.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the management of complete renal artery occlusion in multiple trauma patients so as to develop a management algorithm.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  All blunt trauma patients who had complete renal artery occlusion and were treated at Tawam and Al-Ain Hospitals during 2005-2007 were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were five patients having a median age of 21 years and a median ISS of 34. Four were males and four had motor vehicle collisions. Three had the injury on the right side while two on the left side. Three patients were treated conservatively. The kidney was left in situ in one patient who underwent damage control laparotomy. An attempted renal artery repair was aborted due to haemo-dynamic instability in another patient. Patients were followed up for a median of 9 months and creatinine was normal in all patients. One patient developed hypertension and had interval nephrectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conservative management is advised in the treatment of unilateral complete blunt renal artery thrombosis. These patients need close follow-up for the risk of hypertension. Blunt renal artery thrombosis in multiple trauma patients indicates severe injury. Surgeons should critically assess the added risk of mortality against chances of recovering the renal function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, P.O. Box 17666, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jawas
authors.forename: Fikri M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Abu-Zidan
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D012042:Registries; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014479:United Arab Emirates; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging