METHODS: Swine (70-90 kg) were anesthetized, instrumented, and they underwent 30%
controlled hemorrhage with 30 min occlusion of the external iliac artery. Animals were …

BACKGROUND In military trauma, temporary vascular shunts restore arterial continuity until
delayed vascular reconstruction, often for a period of hours. A novel US Air Force …

Temporary vascular shunts (TVSs) are relied on frequently in the current military theater.
Details of their physiology and outcome are of increasing interest and needed to further …

Background Temporary shunt placement can quickly restore perfusion after extremity arterial
injury. This study examined the adequacy of limb blood flow with shunt use, non-heparin …

Temporary intravascular shunts are used to maintain perfusion in injured vessels, although
failure can be unpredictable and lead to significant morbidity. The aim of the present study …

Background: Temporary vascular shunting to restore flow after vascular injury has been
advocated. The effectiveness of this adjunct in protecting against ischemic injury has not …

Temporary vascular shunts have been used for nearly 100 years in patients. Originally, they
were used as vascular grafts that were likely to thrombose as collaterals would hopefully …

Background To evaluate vascular flow through temporary vascular shunts inserted into
peripheral arteries and veins and the repercussion, on the arterial perfusion, of venous …

Rasmussen TE, Clouse WD, Jenkins DH, Peck MA, Eliason JL, Smith DL. The use of
temporary vascular shunts as damage control adjunct in the management of wartime …

Background: Temporary arterial shunts maintain perfusion while surgeons postpone arterial
repairs. The common indications are combined orthopedic and vascular injuries and …