Citation

Ansari AH, Ahmed AS, Lal NP. Ulus. Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2009; 15(6): 621-623.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, King Khalid Hospital & Prince Sultan Centre, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia. shafigen@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dernegi)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20037885

Abstract

Trauma is the leading cause of death under the age of 35 years worldwide. Traumatic aortic rupture is responsible for 18% of all road accident mortality. Eighty percent of these patients die at the scene of the accident. Of the survivors, 50% die within 24 hours if left untreated. Rapid transport and resuscitation, awareness of the injury, availability of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT), and timely intervention can significantly improve survival in aortic injury.

Language: en