Traumatic peripheral vascular injury is a significant cause of disability and death either in
civilian environments or on the battlefield. Penetrating trauma and blunt trauma are the most …

Over the past 65+ years, most civilian peripheral vascular injuries have been managed by
trauma surgeons with training or experience in vascular repair or ligation. This is appropriate …

Objective The use of temporary intravascular shunts (TIVSs) allow for restoration of distal
perfusion and reduce ischemic time in the setting of arterial injury. As a damage control …

The peripheral arteries and veins of the extremities are among the most commonly injured
vessels in both civilian and military vascular trauma. Blunt causes are more frequent than …

Abdominal vascular trauma accounts for a small percentage of military and a moderate
percentage of civilian trauma, affecting all age ranges and impacting young adult men most …

Patients with major vascular injuries represent a significant clinical challenge to emergency
physicians whether in a small community hospital, a high-volume urban trauma center, or n …

Background Acute arterial occlusion of the lower extremity is a time-dependent emergency
that requires prompt revascularization. Lower extremity extracorporeal distal …

BACKGROUND The use of temporary intravascular shunts (TIVS) in the setting of military
and civilian trauma has grown in recent years, predominantly because of the mounting …

BACKGROUND There exists a long established but not validated practice of placing
temporary intravascular shunts (TIVS) in cases of combined vascular and orthopedic …

Experience with temporary intravascular shunts (TIVS) for vessel injury comes from the
military sector and while the indications might be clear in geographically isolated and under …