TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Central Vascular Trauma A1 - Williams, Mallory A1 - Osman, Mohamed F. A2 - Nazzal, Munier A2 - Blebea, John A2 - Osman, Mohamed F. PY - 2024 T2 - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: Clinical Diagnosis and Management AB - Abdominal vascular injuries are mostly represented in major urban civilian trauma centers. This is quite different when compared to abdominal vascular injuries seen in the war, which range from 2% to 3% from World War II to the Iraqi War.1–3 Currently, blunt mechanisms are responsible for approximately 5% of these injuries while penetrating trauma accounts for 10%.4 In the classical trauma literature, gunshot wounds are responsible for up to 25% of abdominal vascular injuries.5 In a more recent 10-year review, 78% of patients experiencing abdominal vascular trauma had gunshot wounds and 42% of these patients had injuries to multiple abdominal vessels.6 In all cases, prolonged shock from uncontrolled hemorrhage is associated with mortality. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200679282 ER -