The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1992 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineRadiologySurgeryEmergency SurgeryTrauma NeurosurgeryVascular SurgeryBlunt Force InjuryComputed TomographySharp Force InjuryTrauma ImagingTraumatic Vascular InjuryVascular TraumaIatrogenic Vascular InjuryImpalement InjuriesStab Wound ManagementTraumatic Arterial InjuryVascular Injury Assessment
A patient with a stab wound to the back with suspected major vascular injury was evaluated by computed tomography instead of arteriography. The computed tomographic (CT) scan demonstrated no injury to the aorta, inferior vena cava, or esophagus, which were adjacent to the blade, and excluded a hematoma. The information from the CT scan made possible a less extensive surgical procedure than might have otherwise been necessary.