TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Injuries of branches of the aortic arch
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
A1  - Fletcher, J. P.
A1  - Little, J. M.
SP  - 217
EP  - 219
VL  - 58
IS  - 3
N2  - Injuries to the carotid, subclavian, axillary and vertebral arteries have comprised 19.5% of vascular trauma seen at Westmead Hospital during the period 1979-86. The cause of injury was penetrating trauma in 38.5% of cases, and blunt trauma, due mainly to motor vehicle or motor bike accident, in 61.5% of cases. In most cases (77%) the vascular injury was apparent because of large and/or expanding haematoma or overt haemorrhage. There was a large incidence of associated injury with head injury in 46% and brachial plexus injury in 31%. The mortality was high (46%), with most patients dying from the associated head injury, but one patient died from stroke after presenting with a neurological deficit associated with a carotid injury.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-8682
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -