Diagnostic Approaches to Vascular Injury in Polytrauma—A Literature Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Clinical Diagnosis of Vascular Injury
3. Diagnostic Tools
3.1. Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)
3.2. Plain Chest Radiography
3.3. Extended Focused Assessment with Sonar in Trauma (eFAST)
3.4. Duplex Sonography (DUS)
3.5. Echocardiography
3.6. Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
3.7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Angiography (MRA)
3.8. Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA)
3.9. Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
4. Approach to and Use of on-Table Imaging
5. Differences in Approach to Blunt vs. Penetrating Injuries
5.1. Neck Trauma and Chest Trauma
5.2. Abdominal Trauma
Extremity Trauma
6. Haemodynamically Stable Patient vs. Untable Patient
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ntola, V.C.; Hardcastle, T.C. Diagnostic Approaches to Vascular Injury in Polytrauma—A Literature Review. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13061019
Ntola VC, Hardcastle TC. Diagnostic Approaches to Vascular Injury in Polytrauma—A Literature Review. Diagnostics. 2023; 13(6):1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13061019
Chicago/Turabian StyleNtola, Vuyolwethu C., and Timothy C. Hardcastle. 2023. "Diagnostic Approaches to Vascular Injury in Polytrauma—A Literature Review" Diagnostics 13, no. 6: 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13061019