Table 3.
Outcomes of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm following blunt liver injury
| Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm | Grades I–II (n = 3) |
Grades III–V (n = 7) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver injury grade | ||||
| I | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
| II | 3 | (100) | 0 | (0) |
| III | 0 | (0) | 5 | (71.4) |
| IV | 0 | (0) | 2 | (28.6) |
| V | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
| Initial treatment for blunt liver injury | ||||
| DCS | 0 | (0) | 1 | (14.2) |
| Cauterization | 0 | (0) | 2 | (28.6) |
| Non-operative | 3 | (100) | 4 | (57.1) |
| Location | ||||
| Peripheral | 3 | (100) | 7 | (100) |
| Central | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
| Day of detection | 6.5 | [5–8] | 8 | [1–19] |
| Number of pseudoaneurysm formation | 1 | 3 | [1–6] | |
| Diameter, mm | 4.5 | [3–6] | 6.5 | [3–15] |
| Mortality | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
Data are presented as the number of patients (%) or median value of the parameter (range). DCS: damage-control surgery