Table 2 Soft clinical signs in n = 113 patients with arterial vascular injuries
From: Penetrating arterial trauma to the limbs: outcome of a modified protocol
Clinical signs* | Femoral | Popliteal | Axillary | Brachial | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
all pts: n = 34 | all pts: n = 25 | all pts: n = 10 | all pts: n = 47 | all pts: n = 113 | ||||||
pts [n] | pts [%] | pts [n] | pts [%] | pts [n] | pts [%] | pts [n] | pts [%] | pts [n] | pts [%] | |
Nonexpanding H. | 7 | 21% | 1 | 4% | 2 | 2% | 3 | 6% | 13 | 12% |
Paraesth./Paresis | 6 | 18% | 6 | 24% | 6 | 60% | 17 | 36% | 35 | 31% |
Decreased pulses | 5 | 15% | 3 | 12% | 1 | 10% | 11 | 23% | 20 | 18% |