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Epidemiology of surgically treated patient in road traffic accident with lower extremity vascular injury from a single centre in Kelantan
The Medical Journal of Malaysia ; : 292-294, 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-825611
ABSTRACT
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Introduction:

Lower extremity vascular injury can result in either temporary or permanent disability.

Methods:

This is a clinical audit involving all patients admitted to our institution from January 2008 to June 2018 of those who had undergone revascularization surgery for lower limb trauma.

Results:

Fifty-nine patients were in this study with a mean age of 28.1 years. Most of the patients were motorcyclist involved in road traffic accidents with cars (n=30, 50.8%). The popliteal artery was most commonly seen injury (n=41, 69.5%). The mean duration of ischaemia was 14.1 hours. The limb salvage rate was 89.8%.

Conclusion:

Lower extremity vascular injury caused by RTA treated in our institution predominantly involved young patients aged between 18–30 years associated with long bone fractures causing contusion and thrombosis of the popliteal artery.
Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Tipo de estudio: Estudio de tamizaje Idioma: Inglés Revista: The Medical Journal of Malaysia Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Tipo de estudio: Estudio de tamizaje Idioma: Inglés Revista: The Medical Journal of Malaysia Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Artículo