Vascular Surgery in the Austere Environment
Key Words: vascular trauma , austere setting , resources , logistics , military , nongovernmental , team Introduction Vascular surgery is normally conducted in a highly technical environment with…
Vascular Trauma in Israel
Key Words:vascular trauma , vascular surgery , endovascular , hemorrhage control , shunt Epidemiologic Considerations Vascular trauma in Israel includes the usual myriad of causes for vascular trauma as…
Cardiac, Great Vessel, and Pulmonary Injuries
Key Words: cardiac injury , cardiac tamponade , great vessel injury , endovascular stent graft , lung injury , pulmonary tractotomy Introduction Penetrating injuries to the heart and great…
Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma
Key Words: lower extremity trauma , mangled extremity , tourniquet , vascular shunt , venous injury , arterial injury , amputation Introduction Vascular injury to the lower extremity is…
Europe: Russia
Key Words:battlefield , extremity injury , vascular injury , amputation , trauma , combat , tactical medicine , military trauma , arterial repair , ligation Introduction Russian surgeons have…
Upper Extremity and Junctional Zone Injuries
Key Words: junctional zone injuries , upper extremity vascular injuries , subclavian artery , axillary artery , brachial artery , radial artery , ulnar artery , upper extremity venous injury…
Asia: Sri Lanka
Key Words:vascular trauma , fasciotomy , ischemia time , reperfusion injury Introduction Sri Lanka has emerged from a 30-year-long civil war that commenced in 1983. A group calling themselves…
South Africa
Key Words:South Africa , vascular , injury , hemostasis , endovascular , shunts Region-Specific Epidemiology South Africa is a large country (1,200,000 sq km 2 ), with a population…
Inferior Vena Cava Filters
Key Words:venous thromboembolism , prophylaxis , filter , indications , complications Filters and Terminology A variety of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are available on the market today and…
Implications of Vascular Trauma in Brazil
Key Words:Brazil , trauma , South America , vascular injury , hemorrhage Introduction Like elsewhere in the world, vascular trauma is the most challenging aspect of care in the…
