RT Book, Section
A1 Guliani, Sundeep
A1 Nagarsheth, Khanjan
A1 O’Connor, James V.
A2 DuBose, Joseph J.
A2 Teixeira, Pedro G.
A2 Rajani, Ravi R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1200599452
T1 Thoracic Arch and Proximal Great Vessels
T2 Vascular Injury: Endovascular and Open Surgical Management
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269822
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200599452
RD 2024/09/10
AB The  incidence  of  blunt  and  penetrating  injury  to  the  ascending  aorta,  aortic  arch,  and  proximal  great  vessels  is  not  precisely  known.  This  is  understandable  since  most  victims  succumb  to  these  injuries  prior  to  arriving  at  the  hospital.  In  one  autopsy  study  all  victims  of  a  penetrating  injury  to  the  aorta  and  arch  vessels  died  at  the  scene  and  over  one-half  had  another  lethal  thoracic  injury.1  Another  large  autopsy  study  found  that  hemorrhage  was  the  leading  cause  of  death  following  penetrating  trauma  and  aortic  injury  was  a  principal  cause.2