A decade of managing pediatric major traumatic vascular injuries: insights from a referral center.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Incidence, management, and outcomes of pediatric vascular injuries secondary to non-iatrogenic trauma were reviewed over a decade in our institution.

Methods

A retrospective review of medical records (2013-2022) of major traumatic vascular injuries, focusing on injury profiles, treatment modalities, and clinical outcomes.

Results

Thirty patients with 48 vessel injuries were included. Firearms were the leading mechanism, accounting for 43.3% (n = 13) of cases. We identified 29 arterial injuries and 19 venous injuries, with 30 (62.5%) of the overall injuries occurred in the lower extremities. Shock (17; 56.7%) and associated injuries (25; 83.3%) were common. Surgery was the most common management strategy. Autologous bypass graft was the most frequently performe

SUBMITTER: Ab Rahman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11557644 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature