Abstract
Between 1990-1998 in the Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical Academy in Wrocław, 104 patients were operated due to artery trauma: 28 women, 76 men. Mean age was 37 years. In 58 cases acute ischaemia occurred, in 46--haemorrhage. Preoperative procedure consisted of preparation and diagnostics, in some cases angiography. Predominantly autogenous material was used for artery reconstruction. In 25 cases prosthetic grafts were implanted. In 53 patients (79.1%) good results were obtained, complications occurred in 14 cases (20.9%).
Translated title of the contribution | The management in vascular trauma of extremities |
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Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
Pages (from-to) | 373-378 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Wiadomości lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 7-8 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |