Causes of unsatisfactory surgery results of gunshot extremity arterial injuries
Journal Title: Хірургія України - Year 2019, Vol 0, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim — to identify the characteristics of injured persons’ group with limb preservation failure, as well as the factors that led to the limb loss, despite the revascularization attempts, that allows the prognosis and outcome improvement in the injure treatment. Materials and methods. The data on 100 patients who were injured during an anti‑terrorist operation (Joint Forces Operation) in eastern Ukraine between 2014 and May 2019, underwent revascularization for main artery injuries on the extremities, were analysed. Among them were 28 patients with upper limb injuries and 72 patients with lower limb injuries. The amputation was performed in 5 (17.9 %) cases in the group of patients with upper limb injuries, in 12 (17.7 %) patients with lower extremities injuries in the next days or weeks. A cohort of patients with successful revascularization and one with limb loss were analysed. The analysis took into account such wounds’ features as the injury nature, the major soft tissues loss, the evacuation term, the term before specialized care, the accompanying damage to other anatomical structures in the wound area, the presence of combined trauma, the surgery type and condition severity on the moment of evacuation. Results and discussion. The number of prophylactic fasciotomies was lower in the amputee group compared to the group with preserved limbs (35 and 48 %, respectively). The total number of autovenous graft operations in both groups was 51. In 14 (27 %) cases, the amputation was further performed. After prostetic graft (n = 24), 3 (13 %) limb amputations were performed. Conclusions. The most significant factors that led to the unsatisfactory result of revascularization were a major soft tissues loss in the in the wound area, delayed evacuation to a specialized hospital, a severe general condition, concomitant damage to other anatomical structures in the wound area. The most unfavourable prognosis for a reconstructive intervention is a combination of the artery, vein, main nerves, and tubular bone damage («lost limb syndrome»). The choice of a synthetic alloprosthetic for revascularization in gunshot wounds does not increase the risk of further amputation.
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M. V. Shchepetov
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