Fig. 1.1 Timely healthcare and best chance of survival. An early continuing healthcare significantly increases the probability of survival in patients with polytrauma. Mortality rates tend to decrease monotonically with…
Fig. 10.1 Traumatic inferior cava disconnection. Contrast enhanced MSCT—post-surgical control after 1 day (a) and after 1 week (b, c). In (a) (arrow) is still present a hematoma; in (b, c) the…
Hard signs Soft signs Shock Non-pulsatile bleeding Pulsatile bleeding Stable hematoma Bruit or thrill over the wound(s) Nerve injury Expanding or pulsatile hematoma Unequal blood pressures Absent palpable pulses distally…
Fig. 6.1 Scheme of the curve of enhancement in the arterial district: description of factors that influenced the different steps Of these factors, the only one that can be modified…
Fig. 13.1 (a–c) CT-angiography showing intimal tear at the aortic istmus (arrows); (d) DSA confirms the presence of an intimal tear (arrow); (e, f) placement of the stent graft; (g)…
