Tag David S. Kauvar

Surgery

Vascular Trauma: Extremity

General Considerations Injury Characteristics Although vascular injuries are present in a small percentage of injured patients, they are responsible for an outsized share of morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization. , The major vessels of the extremities account for 20% to…

Rutherford's Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
January 25, 2024

Surgery

Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma

Introduction and Scope In this chapter we present the workup and surgical management of vascular trauma to the lower extremities spanning from the common femoral vessels in the groin to the tibial vasculature at the ankle. The term “vascular injury”…

Rich’s Vascular Trauma
January 25, 2024