BRACHIAL ARTERY REPAIR IN TRAUMA PATIENTS - OUTCOME ANALYSIS

Introduction: RTA occurs commonly in young adults,so polytrauma including vascular injury is commonly managed in our institution,and this study is to analyse the out comes brachial artery injury repair Methods: This is a prospective study from august 2015 to may 2018,. All patients admitted with upp...

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Published inInternational journal of advanced research (Indore) Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 84 - 88
Main Authors Saravanan, S., Elancheralathan, K., Shanmugavelayutham, C., Kumar, Deepan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.02.2021
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Summary:Introduction: RTA occurs commonly in young adults,so polytrauma including vascular injury is commonly managed in our institution,and this study is to analyse the out comes brachial artery injury repair Methods: This is a prospective study from august 2015 to may 2018,. All patients admitted with upper limb vascular trauma with brachial artery injury (n=27) included in our study. Results: Though graft thrombosis or anastomotic thrombosis seen in two patients,on 3rd or 4th post operative day, the limb salvage rate is 100% in our study. Conclusion: Since brachial artery injury commonly occurs in young individuals timely intervention saves the upper limb in most cases so that they can do their works which is essential for their family because they are the breadwinners of the family.
ISSN:2320-5407
2320-5407
DOI:10.21474/IJAR01/12421