Penetrating Proximity Wounds and Minimal Arterial Injuries may not be so Benign

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Nishant Merchant Adam Shen Alfred Croteau Dina Tabello Jonathan Gates

Corresponding Author

Jonathan Gates
Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut, Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour Street, Hartford

A B S T R A C T

There is a well-established body of literature in the management of vascular injuries that underscores the benign natural history of minor so-called occult arterial injuries. The standard approach for the management of the proximity extremity wound has evolved into one of watchful waiting. We present a case of an occult arterial injury that declared itself with an acute arterial bleed after about 30 hours of observation indicating that caution and preparation remain critical in the management of these patients.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Tue 06, Aug 2019
Accepted: Mon 26, Aug 2019
Published: Mon 02, Sep 2019

Copyright

© 2023 Jonathan Gates. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2019.04.08