Penetrating carotid artery: uncommon complex and lethal injuries

J A Asensio¹, T Vu², F N Mazzini², F Herrerias², G D Pust², J Sciarretta², J Chandler², J M Verde², P Menendez², J M Sanchez², P Petrone², C Marini²

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¹ Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Dewitt-Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Ryder Trauma Center, 1800 NW 10 Avenue Suite T-247, Miami, FL, 33136-1018, USA. jasensio@med.miami.edu.
² Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Dewitt-Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Ryder Trauma Center, 1800 NW 10 Avenue Suite T-247, Miami, FL, 33136-1018, USA.

PMID: 26815413
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-011-0132-3

Penetrating carotid artery: uncommon complex and lethal injuries

J A Asensio et al. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2011 Oct.

. 2011 Oct;37(5):429.

doi: 10.1007/s00068-011-0132-3. Epub 2011 Jul 15.

Authors

J A Asensio¹, T Vu², F N Mazzini², F Herrerias², G D Pust², J Sciarretta², J Chandler², J M Verde², P Menendez², J M Sanchez², P Petrone², C Marini²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Dewitt-Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Ryder Trauma Center, 1800 NW 10 Avenue Suite T-247, Miami, FL, 33136-1018, USA. jasensio@med.miami.edu.
² Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Dewitt-Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Ryder Trauma Center, 1800 NW 10 Avenue Suite T-247, Miami, FL, 33136-1018, USA.

PMID: 26815413
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-011-0132-3

Abstract

Carotid arterial injuries are the most difficult and certainly the most immediately life-threatening injuries found in penetrating neck trauma. Their propensity to bleed actively and potentially occludes the airway and makes surgical intervention very challenging. Their potential for causing fatal neurological outcomes demands that trauma surgeons exercise excellent judgment in the approach to their definitive management. The purpose of this article is to review the diagnosis and management of these injuries.

Keywords: Trauma; Vascular.

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