Open AccessEndovascular Versus Open Management of Blunt Traumatic Aortic Disruption at Two Military Trauma Centers: Comparison of In-Hospital Variables
Author(s) -
David S. Kauvar,
Joseph White,
Chatt A. Johnson,
W. Tracey Jones,
Todd E. Rasmussen,
W. Darrin Clouse
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.7205/milmed-d-00-2609
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery , blunt , injury severity score , incidence (geometry) , demographics , thoracic aorta , aorta , anesthesia , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine , physics , demography , sociology , optics
Blunt traumatic aortic disruption (BTAD) carries significant mortality and morbidity. Traditional open repair has appreciable risks of perioperative mortality and spinal cord ischemic complications. Endovascular repair may reduce the incidence of these adverse outcomes. We present the experience at two military trauma centers with thoracic aortic endografting for trauma (TAET) and compare this with recent open experience.