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Table 5 Results and outcome of surgical therapy

From: Penetrating arterial trauma to the limbs: outcome of a modified protocol

  

Femoral

Popliteal

Axillary

Branchial

Total

  

all inj: n = 34

all pts: n = 25

all pts: n = 10

all pts: n = 47

all pts: n = 113

Outcome

 

pts [n]

pts [%]

pts [n]

pts [%]

pts [n]

pts [%]

pts [n]

pts [%]

pts [n]

pts [%]

Immediate amputation

 

1

3%

4

16%

0

0%

1

2%

6

5%

DCS amputation

 

0

0%

1

4%

0

0%

0

0%

1

1%

Revisions

total

6

18%

2

8%

0

0%

6

13%

14

12%

 

successful

1

3%

0

0%

0

0%

6

13%

7

6%

 

amputation

5

15%

2

8%

0

0%

0

0%

7

6%

Long ischemia & amputatio

 

3

9%

12%

0

0

0%

0

0%

3

3%

Deaths

 

3

9%

0

0%

1

10%

1

2%

5

4%

Successful repair

 

29

85%

18

72%

10

100%

46

98%

103

91%

  1. DCS amputation = vascular repair was aborted because of trauma load leading to damage control procedures. All deaths were due to trauma severity and consecutive DIC. Death does not exclude a good vascular result, while amputation does. Patent vascular repair with good flow before death - without pending amputation - were judged a good result. Pts = patients.