Locked Temporary Vascular Shunt for Wartime Vascular Injuries

Introduction: To reduce the ischaemia time of injured limbs in wartime, temporary vascular shunts (TVS) are commonly used. However, TVS are stabilized at the ends of the injured vessels using manual suture ties, the risk of dislodgement is high, and tightening manual suture ties is too time consumin...

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Main Authors: H. Lu, X. Wang, W. Gou, J. Zhang, S. Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:EJVES Short Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405655316300184