Blunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: A report of an unusual mechanism of injury

Authors
Answini, GA Sturdevant, ML Sing, RF Jacobs, DG
Citation
Ga. Answini et al., Blunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: A report of an unusual mechanism of injury, AM J EMER M, 19(7), 2001, pp. 579-582
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
ISSN journal
07356757 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
579 - 582
Database
ISI
SICI code
0735-6757(200111)19:7<579:BTROTT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Classic teaching suggests that blunt thoracic aortic rupture (BTAR) results from high-speed deceleration injury mechanisms, Our recent experience with a patient who sustained fatal aortic rupture resulting from a low-speed cr ushing injury emphasizes the importance of maintaining a high index of susp icion for BTAR, even in patients with "low-risk" injury mechanisms. Several potential pathophysiologic mechanisms of BTAR are discussed. Copyright (C) 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company.