An experience with vascular trauma.

A. N.  Ahmed; R. A.  Hussain; G.  Fareed; Q.  Ashfaque; Z. A.  Chaudhry

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An experience with vascular trauma.

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A. N. Ahmed Department of Surgery, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

R. A. Hussain Department of Surgery, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

G. Fareed Department of Surgery, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Q. Ashfaque Department of Surgery, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Z. A. Chaudhry Department of Surgery, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

This prospective study was conducted at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore over a period of twenty-one months. Patients between the ages 18-32 years presenting with Vascular Trauma in A/E department were included in the study. Gender distribution was 17 males and one female. The vascular trauma was as follows: 2 radial arteries, 2 post tibial arteries, 8 femoral arteries, 4 popliteal arteries, 1 popliteal vein, 1 axillary artery. All patients were managed surgically. The end results for all are patent vessels with functional limbs- averting deaths and preventing life long disabilities thereby improving the quality of life and productivity as a human being.

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Page(s) 44-46

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Published Journal: Pakistan Postgraduate Medical Journal, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Year: 2004

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