Table 3.
Anatomic location of vascular injury
| ENDO (E) (n=166, 31%) | OPEN (O) (n=309, 57%) | Resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) (n=68, 12%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEST | 50 (30.1%) | 66 (21.4%) | 21 (30.9%) |
| Pulmonary artery | 5 (1.6%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Ascending aorta | 1 (0.6%) | 7 (2.3%) | 3 (4.4%) |
| Aortic arch | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| Innominate artery | 2 (0.6%) | ||
| Right subclavian artery | 2 (1.2%) | 7 (2.3%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| Intra-thoracic right common carotid artery | 2 (0.6%) | ||
| Intra-thoracic left common carotid artery | 3 (1%) | ||
| Left subclavian artery | 2 (1.2%) | 4 (1.3%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| Intercostal/Internal thoracic arteries | 17 (5.5%) | ||
| Descending thoracic aorta | 44 (26.5%) | 8 (2.6%) | 10 (14.7%) |
| Pulmonary vein | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Superior vena cava | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (2.9%) | |
| Innominate vein | 3 (1%) | ||
| Subclavian vein | 4 (1.3%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| ABDOMEN | 37 (22.3%) | 154 (49.8%) | 34 (50.0%) |
| Abdominal aorta | 6 (1.9%) | 4 (5.9%) | |
| Visceral abdominal aorta | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Celiac artery | 2 (0.6%) | ||
| Common hepatic artery | 7 (4.2%) | 10 (3.2%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| L hepatic artery | 2 (1.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
| R hepatic artery | 4 (2.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
| Splenic artery | 6 (3.6%) | 4 (1.3%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| Left gastric artery | 1 (0.6%) | 3 (1%) | |
| Gastroepiploic artery | 3 (1%) | ||
| Superior mesenteric artery | 20 (6.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Ileocolic artery | 1 (0.3%) | ||
| Inferior mesenteric artery | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Other abdominal visceral artery | 13 (4.2%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Renal artery | 14 (8.4%) | 8 (2.6%) | 2 (2.9%) |
| Infra-renal aorta | 1 (0.6%) | 4 (1.3%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| Suprarenal/Subhepatic inferior vena cava | 16 (5.2%) | 6 (8.8%) | |
| Retro-hepatic inferior vena cava | 8 (2.6%) | 2 (2.9%) | |
| Portal vein | 1 (0.6%) | 5 (1.6%) | 2 (2.9%) |
| Splenic vein | 9 (2.9%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Superior mesenteric vein | 11 (3.6%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Renal vein | 5 (1.6%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Gonadal vein | 1 (0.6%) | 4 (1.3%) | |
| Infra-renal inferior vena cava | 14 (4.5%) | 6 (8.8%) | |
| Inferior vena cava, unspecified | 3 (1%) | 2 (2.9%) | |
| PELVIS | 76 (45.8%) | 81 (26.2%) | 10 (14.7%) |
| Common iliac artery | 1 (0.6%) | 7 (2.3%) | 3 (4.4%) |
| External iliac artery | 4 (2.4%) | 12 (3.9%) | 2 (2.9%) |
| Internal iliac artery | 51 (30.7%) | 17 (5.5%) | 5 (7.4%) |
| Internal iliac artery branches | 17 (10.2%) | 13 (4.2%) | |
| Common iliac vein | 18 (5.8%) | ||
| External iliac vein | 11 (3.6%) | ||
| Internal iliac vein | 3 (1.8%) | 3 (1%) | |
| Unknown | 3 (1.8%) | 8 (2.6%) | 3 (4.4%) |