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The authors report their experience of arterial trauma in civilian life in a series of 227 patients (average age 38.2 years) with 233 arterial lesions, treated between 1977 and 1981. Iatrogenic trauma is responsible for 45 p. 100 of cases, the remainder (55 p. 100) being due to road traffic and industrial accidents (29 p. 100), projectiles (16 p. 100) and knife wounds (10 p. 100). 40 p. 100 of patients were seen within 24 h, 30 p. 100 between 24 h and 8 days, and 30 p. 100 over 8 days after the initial trauma. Arteries of the limbs were involved in 61 p. 100 of cases, of the neck in 11 p. 100 of cases and of the trunk in 28 p. 100 of cases. All patients were operated upon, 18 died (7.7 p. 100) and 16 had to undergo amputation (6.8 p. 100). The authors emphasize firstly the serious nature of trauma to the great vessels which is life-threatening and to the popliteal arteries which threatens the functional prognosis, and secondly, the necessity of early diagnosis and treatment. |
