Citation

Eastham S. Int. J. Surg. (London, England) 2015; 33(Pt B): 251-253.

Affiliation

Vanderbilt University, Dept of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, United States. Electronic address: shannon.c.eastham@vanderbilt.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.09.075

PMID

26497781

Abstract

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) includes trauma to the carotid or vertebral vessels and is noted in 0.1% of hospitalized trauma patients without an initial screening system in place. Several important topics must be addressed including determination of the appropriate screening population, the best modality of screening for diagnosis, treatment types, and required follow-up of blunt cerebrovascular injuries.

Language: en