TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Vascular trauma in Latin America: a regional survey
JO  - Surgical cinics of North America
A1  - Sonneborn, Ricardo
A1  - Andrade, Rafael
A1  - Bello, Fernando
A1  - Morales-Uribe, Carlos H.
A1  - Razuk, Alvaro
A1  - Soria, Alfredo
A1  - Tisminetzky, Gustavo Jorge
A1  - Espinoza, Ricardo
A1  - Monge, Tobias
A1  - Rasslan, Samir
A1  - Ruiz, Daniel
A1  - Sanabria-Quiroga, Alvaro E.
A1  - Caffaro, Roberto Augusto
A1  - Sierra-Jones, Juan M.
A1  - Tissera, Gerardo Hernán
A1  - Foianini, Jorge E.
A1  - Ostria, Gonzalo
SP  - 189
EP  - 194
VL  - 82
IS  - 1
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0039-6109
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -