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Peripheral Vascular Trauma

, March 07, 2002

Peripheral Vascular Trauma
Karim Brohi, trauma.org 7:3, March 2002



Introduction



Vascular injury has two main consequences - haemorrhage and ischaemia. Or, in the words of an anonymous…

Pulmonary Contusion

Chest Trauma
Pulmonary Contusion

, February 09, 2004

Pulmonary Contusion

Pulmonary contusion is an injury to lung parenchyma, leading to oedema and blood collecting in alveolar spaces and loss of normal lung structure & function. This blunt lung injury develops over the course of 24 hours, leading to poor gas exchange, increased pulmonary vascular resistance and decreased lung compliance.

Combined Vascular & Skeletal Trauma

, Stanford University, October 07, 2005

Eric Frykberg discusses the management of these complex injuries.