Table 2 Diagnostics and surgical treatment of vascular injuries
Total | Penetrating | Isolated severe | Multiple | Supracondylar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
injuries | extremity trauma | trauma | fractures | |||||
Number of participants | 44 | 14 (31.8%) | 13 (29.6%) | 11 (25%) | 6 (13.6%) | |||
Male:female | 35:9 | 12:2 | 11:2 | 9:2 | 3:3 | |||
Age (years) | 9.0 ± 3.2 | 9.9 ± 2.5 | 7.9 ± 3.7 | 9.0 ± 3.2 | 8.0 ± 3.0 | |||
MESS | 5.0 ± 2.5 | 3.5 ± 2.0 | 5.5 ± 2.3 | 7.0 ± 2.4 | 3.7 ± 1.6 | |||
Diagostics: | ||||||||
Clinical examination/ emergency surgery | 28 (63.6%) | 11 (78.6%) | 8 (61.5%) | 3 (27.3%) | 6 (100%) | |||
Angiography | 9 (20.5%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (30.8%) | 5 (45.4%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Doppler Scan | 5 (11.4%) | 2 (14.3%) | 1 (7.7%) | 2 (18.2%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Both | 2 (4.5%) | 1 (7.1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Surgical Treatment: | ||||||||
Primary repair/interposition graft/patch | 30 (68.2%) | 12 (85.7%) | 7 (53.8%) | 9 (81.8%) | 2 (33.3%) | |||
Vascular Ligation | 3 (6.8%) | 2 (14.3%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Vascular Bypass | 1 (2.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Primary Amputation | 3 (6.8%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (15.4%) | 1 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Fracture reduction (no specific vascular surgery) | 7 (15.9%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (15.4%) | 1 (9.1%) | 4 (66.7%) | |||
Limb salvage (initial) | 41 (93.2%) | 14 (100%) | 11 (84.6%) | 10 (83.3%) | 6 (100%) | |||
Limb salvage (definite) | 36 (81.8%) | 13 (92.9%) | 9 (69.2%) | 8 (72.2%) | 6 (100%) | |||