The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1979 · 26 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurosurgerySurgeryHemostasisTrauma NeurosurgeryVascular SurgeryHemorrhage ControlHemorrhagic ShockTrauma SurgeryTraumatic Intracranial HemorrhageTraumatic Vascular InjuryVascular TraumaHigh-risk Surgical PatientsInterventional EmbolizationSurgical EmbolectomyTransarterial Embolization
Use of therapeutic arterial embolization (TAE) in the traumatized patient can achieve rapid control of hemorrhage and obviate the need for immediate surgery on poor-risk patients or in high-risk areas of the body. The techniques of embolization, its risks, and complications are discussed in light of the authors' experience, and a review of recent literature is presented.