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Blunt abdominal aortic injury.

Sherene Shalhub¹, Benjamin W Starnes, Nam T Tran

¹Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA. shalhub@uw.edu

Journal of Vascular Surgery

|February 11, 2012

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Blunt abdominal aortic injury (BAAI) management varies by type and location. Nonoperative care is effective for intimal tears, while free rupture remains fatal.

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Area of Science:

Trauma Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Aortic Injury

Background:

Blunt abdominal aortic injury (BAAI) is a rare condition, with limited data primarily from case reports.
Understanding the natural history and management of BAAI is crucial for improving patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the experience of a high-volume trauma center with BAAI.
To review the literature on BAAI to better understand its natural history and management.

Main Methods:

Retrospective review of 28 patients with BAAI from 1996-2010.
Classification of BAAI by injury type (intimal tear, intimal flap, pseudoaneurysm, free rupture) and location (zones I, II, III).
Analysis of demographics, injury mechanisms, associated injuries, interventions, imaging, and follow-up data.

Main Results:

The most common injury location was Zone III.
Management strategies included nonoperative (32%), open repair (36%), endovascular repair (21%), and multimodality (10%).
Overall mortality was 32%, with 100% mortality for free aortic rupture. Intimal tears showed favorable outcomes with nonoperative management.

Conclusions:

BAAI presentation and outcomes correlate with injury type and location.
Nonoperative management with beta-blockers and antiplatelet therapy is effective for intimal tears.
Successful repair of other aortic injuries is associated with a favorable prognosis, but free rupture remains a devastating injury.