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Thoracic aortography following blunt chest trauma.
American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1990 March
The records of 314 patients who suffered blunt chest trauma and underwent thoracic aortography between 1968 and 1986 were retrospectively reviewed. The patients ranged in age from 7 to 84 years (mean, 37.7 years). There were 255 male and 59 female patients. The majority of injuries were the result of motor vehicle accidents. The most common indication for aortography was a widened mediastinum on chest roentgenogram (83.4%). The aortogram was positive for cardiovascular injury in 19.7% of cases. There were 47 patients with aortic rupture, 15 with subclavian artery disruption, and 1 with traumatic aortic insufficiency. Complications occurred in 1.7% of patients. Two patients sustained groin hematomas and one patient suffered an intimal tear of the ascending aorta from the angiographic catheter. None of the complications required treatment. Aberrant origin of the arch vessels occurred in 0.96% of patients, and ductus diverticulum occurred in 0.64%. There were two false-positive and no false-negative aortograms. It was concluded that thoracic aortography after trauma is accurate and safe.
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