Patency of arterial repairs from wartime extremity vascular injuries

Background Extremity vascular injury (EVI) causes significant disability in Veterans of the Afghanistan/Iraq conflicts. Advancements in acute trauma care improved survival and decreased amputations. The study of wartime EVI has relied on successful limb salvage as a surrogate for vascular repair. We...

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Main Authors: Lauren J Haney, Esther Bae, Mary Jo V Pugh, Laurel A Copeland, Chen-Pin Wang, Daniel J MacCarthy, Megan E Amuan, Paula K Shireman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
Online Access:https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000616.full