Iatrogenic vascular injury. A reducible problem.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1985
Abstract
During a six-year period 46 patients were treated for iatrogenic vascular injuries at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Diagnostic procedures led to 24 injuries, while therapeutic procedures were responsible for 22 vascular injuries. Trauma to the brachial and femoral arteries and the subclavian vein accounted for the majority of injuries. The most frequently encountered injuries were intimal tear, thrombosis, and laceration. Lateral suture, thrombectomy, and intimal repair were the most commonly employed forms of vascular repair. Postoperative complications were not related to the vascular injuries. Conclusions drawn from this review were as follows: (1) most injuries occur in nonsurgical areas of the hospital; (2) most injuries are related to improper placement, use, or manipulation of catheters; (3) mortality in these cases is caused by the underlying disease process; and (4) long-term sequelae secondary to the vascular injuries are rare.
Volume
120
Issue
3
First Page
384
Last Page
385
ISSN
0004-0010
Published In/Presented At
Orcutt, M. B., Levine, B. A., Gaskill, H. V., 3rd, & Sirinek, K. R. (1985). Iatrogenic vascular injury. A reducible problem. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 120(3), 384–385. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1985.01390270122021
PubMedID
3970674
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article