Multidisciplinary team approach in the management of popliteal artery injury.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
Popliteal artery injuries (PAIs) remain a challenging entity and carry the greatest risk of limb loss among traumatic lower extremity vascular injuries. Operative management of traumatic popliteal vascular injuries continues to evolve. Improved diagnostic imaging and the introduction of endovascular techniques offered alternative modalities to traditional surgical management. Despite major efforts in establishing protocols and guidelines in the management of vascular trauma, optimal strategies of traumatic PAIs are still under investigation. Herein, we discussed the role of multidisciplinary team, involving trauma and endovascular surgeons, emergency department personnel, and interventional radiologists in the management of complex PAIs.
Volume
11
First Page
399
Last Page
403
ISSN
1178-2390
Published In/Presented At
Cooper, N., Roshdy, M., Sciarretta, J. D., Kaufmann, C., Duncan, S., Davis, J., & Macedo, F. I. (2018). Multidisciplinary team approach in the management of popliteal artery injury. Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 11, 399–403. https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S151498
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
30214221
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article