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Natural history of minimal aortic injury following blunt thoracic aortic trauma

Author(s) -

Biniam Kidane,

Daniel Abramowitz,

Jeremy P. Harris,

Guy DeRose,

Thomas L. Forbes

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.007311

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , blunt , hematoma , retrospective cohort study , aortic rupture , blunt trauma , injury severity score , radiology , aorta , aortic aneurysm , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine

Endovascular repair of blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injuries (BTAI) is common at most trauma centres, with excellent results. However, little is known regarding which injuries do not require intervention. We reviewed the natural history of untreated patients with minimal aortic injury (MAI) at our centre.

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