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- Title
Postdischarge Outcomes of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries.
- Authors
Franz, Randall W.; Goodwin, Robert B.; Beery II, Paul R.; Hari, Jayesh K.; Hartman, Jodi F.; Wright, Michelle L.
- Abstract
A retrospective review was conducted to assess outcomes of blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVIs) diagnosed in a 14-month period at a level-1 trauma center and evaluated postdischarge at a single vascular practice. Twenty-nine patients with 34 BCVIs (10 carotid; 24 vertebral) were admitted. Eleven (37.9%) patients were treated with combined anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy, 9 (31.0%) with anticoagulation, and 4 (13.8%) with antiplatelets. Five (17.2%) patients underwent observation. Seventeen (58.6%) patients (19 injuries) returned for follow-up evaluation. At a mean follow-up of 9.2 weeks, all patients had normal neurological examinations with no complications. Sixteen (84.2%) BCVIs resolved. Anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapies were equally effective in preventing cerebral infarction. Although the majority of lesions resolve, BCVIs have the ability to progress and often require surgical intervention. Routine follow-up after discharge is warranted for all BCVIs and should include repeat computed tomography angiography (CTA) with bilateral carotid/vertebral duplex ultrasound (US) as a physiological test.
- Subjects
CEREBROVASCULAR disease; BLUNT trauma; FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine); HEALTH outcome assessment; CAROTID artery injuries; VERTEBRAL artery; TOMOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; PATIENTS; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2010, Vol 44, Issue 3, p198
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1538574409359429