@article{ref1,
title="Penetrating injuries of the axillary artery",
journal="Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery",
year="1995",
author="Degiannis, E. and Levy, R. D. and Potokar, T. and Saadia, R.",
volume="65",
number="5",
pages="327-330",
abstract="This is a retrospective study of 32 patients with penetrating injury of the axillary artery. There was an overall mortality of 6% entirely accounted for by associated injuries. Pre-operative angiography was used in 12 of these patients either to confirm the presence of an injury or to define its location. Twelve patients underwent lateral arteriorrhaphy or an end-to-end anastomosis and 19 patients had an interposition graft. No immediate problems were experienced with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts compared with autogenous vein grafts. There were 14 patients with a concomitant venous injury; 13 were repaired and only transient arm oedema was experienced. Eleven patients had a brachial plexus injury and, of these, nine underwent a secondary nerve repair with a poor outcome. Axillary artery injury has a good prognosis with a morbidity related mainly to associated nerve injury and a mortality accounted for by injuries to other body systems.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0004-8682",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}